almonry
[al-muh n-ree, ah-muh n-]
- the place where an almoner resides or where alms are distributed.
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Origin of almonry
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Attached to St. Saviour's was an almonry intended for the same purpose.
South LondonSir Walter Besant
He increased the allowances to the kitchen, cellars, and almonry.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint AlbansThomas Perkins
He was a clerk, and ranked directly after the two grooms of the almonry.
The Man Who LaughsVictor Hugo
In 1476 he set up his press and sign, a red pole, in the Almonry at Westminster.
From Chaucer to TennysonHenry A. Beers
For to the Almonry eight years before a wise man had come with a strange new invention.
The Children of Westminster AbbeyRose G. Kingsley
almonry
- history the house of an almoner, usually the place where alms were given
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Word Origin
C15: from Old French almosnerie; see almoner, alms
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