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:
almoner
Plural:
almoners

Origin of Almoner

  • From Old English aumener, aulmener, Old French almosnier, aumosnier, French aumônier, from Old French almosne (“alms”), Latin eleemosyna. See alms, Almosen.

    From Wiktionary

  • 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

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