almoner

3 ENTRIES FOUND:

al·mo·ner

noun \ˈal-mə-nər, ˈä-mə-\

Definition of ALMONER

1
: one who distributes alms
2
British : a social-service worker in a hospital

Origin of ALMONER

Middle English almoiner, from Anglo-French aumoner, almener, from aumone alms, from Late Latin eleemosyna
First Known Use: 15th century

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