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.
  1. a hospital official who determines the amount due for a patient's treatment.
  2. a social worker in a hospital.

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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, noun

Words 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
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