sportule

noun /ˈspɔː(ɹ)tjuːl/

1. A charitable gift or contribution; alms; a sportula.

   obsolete

   Spill or Sportule for the same from the credulous Laity

Where it comes from

From Latin sportula (“a little basket, a gift”), diminutive of sporta (“a basket”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry sportule (CC BY-SA 4.0).

← sportulasprachbund →

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