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English
Etymology
From Latin sportula (“a little basket, a gift”), diminutive of sporta (“a basket”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sportule (plural sportules)
- (obsolete) A charitable gift or contribution; alms; a sportula.
1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani: Or, A Commentary, by Way of Supplement to the Canons and Constitutions of the Church of England. , London: D. Leach, and sold by John Walthoe , →OCLC:Spill or Sportule for the same from the credulous Laity
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French
Noun
sportule m (plural sportules)
- sportule
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