Almoner Definition
ălmə-nər, ämə-
noun
One who distributes alms.
American Heritage
A distributor of alms, as for a church, royal family, etc.
Webster's New World
A hospital social worker.
American Heritage
One who distributes alms, especially the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses;
Wiktionary
One who dispenses alms for another, as the almoner of a prince, bishop.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- medical social worker
Other Word Forms of Almoner
Noun
Singular:
almonerPlural:
almonersOrigin of Almoner
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From Old English aumener, aulmener, Old French almosnier, aumosnier, French aumônier, from Old French almosne (“alms”), Latin eleemosyna. See alms, Almosen.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English aumoner from Old French aumonier from amosne alms from Late Latin eleēmosyna alms alms
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition