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almoner
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"official distributor of alms on behalf of another," c.1300 (mid-13c. as a surname), from Old French almosnier (12c.; Modern French aumônerie ), from Vulgar Latin *almosinarius , from Late Latin elemosinarius (adj.) "connected with alms," from eleemosyna ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
An almoner is a chaplain or church officer who originally was in charge of distributing money to the deserving poor. The first deacons mentioned in Acts 6:1–4 dealt with the distribution of the charity of the early Christian churches to needy members. The ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients [syn: medical social worker ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 one who distributes (l en alms), especially the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses; 2 one who dispenses alms for another, as the almoner of a prince, bishop
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Almoner \Al"mon*er\ ([a^]l"m[u^]n*[~e]r), n. [OE. aumener, aulmener, OF. almosnier, aumosnier, F. aum[^o]nier, fr. OF. almosne, alms, L. eleemosyna. See Alms .] One who distributes alms, esp. the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses, etc.; also, ...
Usage examples of almoner.
It was a fat almoner, heavy with gold, just the same as the other four.
From his almoner he would take out the silver hair that had been from the head of the Lady Alaine and he would give it to the wind.
Maud answered, and called to two men I had not noticed, addressing one as almoner and the other as chamberlain.
In fact, I had yesterday heard some talk about the almoner, himself a priest, that I had not then understood.
The almoner had not wanted me to look at anything slowly and carefully.
As if apologetically, the almoner began to speak of the leper house and the various inmates.
Ralph that the almoner was one of those who disapproved of modern knights.
The almoner had already hinted that the harvest had not been as good as had been hoped, and that it would be best if the lepers could reduce their demands on the church.
Quivil to the church to collect what gracious charity the almoner thought fit for them.
It was while he had been staying at Winchester that he had heard from the almoner there how people contracted leprosy.
The master was asking the almoner about her, trying to find out what he could, but I doubt whether the almoner could have told him much.
Thomas Wolsey, dean of Lincoln, and almoner to the king, surpassed in favor all his ministers, and was fast advancing towards that unrivalled grandeur which he afterwards attained.
He combines ecclesiastical with secular functions, being apostolic administrator and bishop of Hermopolis, and at the same time Grand Almoner of the household and superintendent of the third Salle of the casino.
I thought you had been made almoner, or something like that, to the Queen.
When he reached the Abbey he inquired for the Almoner whose task it is to give food and clothes to the poor.