almoner
[ al-muh-ner, ah-muh- ]
/ ˈæl mə nər, ˈɑ mə- /
noun
a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
British.
- a hospital official who determines the amount due for a patient's treatment.
- a social worker in a hospital.
Origin of almoner
1250–1300; Middle English
almoiner, aumoner (with insertion of
l under influence of
alms) < Old French
aumon(i)er ≪ Late Latin
eleēmosynārius
eleemosynary
OTHER WORDS FROM almoner
sub·al·mon·er, nounWords nearby almoner
almond meal,
almond milk,
almond oil,
almond-eyed,
almond-shaped,
almoner,
almoner's cupboard,
almonry,
almoravid,
almoravide,
almost
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British Dictionary definitions for almoner
almoner
/ (ˈɑːmənə) /
noun
British obsolete
a trained hospital social worker responsible for the welfare of patients
(formerly) a person who distributes alms or charity on behalf of a household or institution
Word Origin for almoner
C13: from Old French
almosnier, from
almosne alms, from Vulgar Latin
alemosina (unattested), from Late Latin
eleēmosyna; see
alms