单词 | sportulary |
释义 | † sportularyadj. Obsolete. rare. Supported by or dependent on the doles or gifts of patrons. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > grants and allowances > [adjective] > maintained or retained by subsidies > maintained by patrons sportulary1649 bountied1788 1649 Bp. J. Hall Resol. & Decisions iii. vii. 304 Hereupon it is, that these sportulary preachers are faine to sooth up their many maisters. 1881 J. H. Treadwell Martin Luther & his Work iii. 47 All this time in degrading service, lamenting the duties forced upon him by these sportulary monks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1649 |
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