meshullah

noun

me·​shul·​lah

variants or meshulah or meshullach or meshulach

mə̇ˈshüˌläḵ,

-shu̇ˌ-

plural meshullahim or meshulahim or meshullachim or meshulachim

⸗ˌ⸗ˈläḵə̇m,

-(ˌ)ḵēm

: an accredited itinerant collector sent out to raise funds especially for the maintenance of orthodox Jewish religious and charitable institutions in the region of Palestine compare halukkah

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew mĕshūllāh, literally, one who is sent

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