sportule

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspɔː(ɹ)tjuːl/

Noun

sportule (plural sportules)

(obsolete) A charitable gift or contribution; alms; a sportula.
- 1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon juris canonici Anglicani
  Spill or Sportule for the same from the credulous Laity

References

sportule in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

Poulters, plouters, poulters

French

Noun

sportule m (plural sportules)

sportule

Further reading

“sportule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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