Definition
An archaic or obsolete term referring to charity, compassion, or dearness of price or value.
Etymology
From Latin 'caritas' through Old French 'charité.' This word represents an earlier, more direct descendant of the Latin root before 'charity' became the standard English form.
Kelly Says
This forgotten word shows how English absorbed multiple versions of the same Latin root—'carity' lost out to 'charity,' but both versions circulated in Middle English texts, and you can still find it in very old documents.
Translations
ARالعربية
بركات
bar-ka-at
CACatalà
caritat
ka-ri-tat
CSČeština
charita
cha-ri-ta
DADansk
velgørenhed
vel-go-ren-hed
ELΕλληνικά
φιλοδωρησία
fi-lo-do-re-sia
ESEspañol
caridad
ka-ri-dad
FISuomi
hyväntekeväisyys
hy-van-te-ke-vä-i-syys
FRFrançais
charité
cha-ri-te
HUMagyar
jótékonyság
jo-te-ko-ny-sag
IDBahasa Indonesia
amal
a-mal
IGIG
mmekọrịta
m-me-ko-ri-ta
ITItaliano
carità
ka-ri-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
amal
a-mal
NLNederlands
charismatisch
cha-ri-sma-ti-sch
NONorsk
veldedighet
vel-de-di-ghet
PTPortuguês
caridade
ka-ri-da-de
RORomână
caritate
ka-ri-ta-te
RUРусский
благотворительность
bla-go-tvor-itel-no-st'
SVSvenska
välgörenhet
vel-go-ren-het
SWKiswahili
fadhili
fa-dhi-li
TLTL
pag-aambagan
pa-ga-am-ba-gan
UKУкраїнська
благодійність
bla-go-diy-nist'
VITiếng Việt
từ thiện
tu-thien
ZUZU
uMthetho
u-m-the-tho