almoner

American  

[al-muh-ner, ah-muh-] / ˈæl mə nər, ˈɑ mə- /

noun

1. a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.

2. 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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almoner British  

/ ˈɑːmənə /

noun

1. obsolete a trained hospital social worker responsible for the welfare of patients

2. (formerly) a person who distributes alms or charity on behalf of a household or institution

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• subalmoner
  noun

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