almoner
Americannoun
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a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
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British.
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a hospital official who determines the amount due for a patient's treatment.
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a social worker in a hospital.
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noun
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obsolete a trained hospital social worker responsible for the welfare of patients
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(formerly) a person who distributes alms or charity on behalf of a household or institution
Other Word Forms
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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But the letters went to Rome, and in April 2020, the pope sent money and food to Blessed Virgin through Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner, the official dispenser of Francis’s philanthropy.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2022
They were delivered in his name by Polish Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, who is known as "the pope's almoner" or one who distributes alms to the poor.
From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2021
They reached out to the pope through Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner, who is responsible for charitable work done in the name of pope.
From Fox News ● May 1, 2020
To be authentic, the parchment must be signed by the almoner and must bear the seal of his office, a service for which the Vatican charged about $3.75.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2014
The same pretence of Jansenism was the cause of the trial of Don Joseph Espiga, almoner to the king, and a member of the tribunal of the nunciature in 1799.
From The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. by Juan Antonio Llorente
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