pittanceyoudaoicibaDictYouDict[pittance 词源字典]
pittance: see pity
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pittance (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
c. 1200, "pious donation to a religious house or order to provide extra food; the extra food provided," also "a small portion, scanty rations," from Old French pitance "pity, mercy, compassion; refreshment, nourishment; portion of food allowed a monk or poor person by a pious bequest," apparently literally "pity," from pitié (see pity). Meaning "small amount, portion" first recorded 1560s.