pittance

Meaning

Noun

  • A small allowance of food and drink; a scanty meal.
  • A meagre allowance of money or wages.
  • A small amount.

Origin

  • From Middle English pitaunce, from Old French pitance, pitence, from Medieval Latin *pietāntia, from Latin pietās ("piety").

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