"humanitary" meaning in English

See humanitary in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more humanitary [comparative], most humanitary [superlative]
Etymology: From humanity + -ary. Etymology templates: {{af|en|humanity|-ary}} humanity + -ary Head templates: {{en-adj}} humanitary (comparative more humanitary, superlative most humanitary)
  1. (archaic) humanitarian Tags: archaic
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