almonry

American  

[al-muhn-ree, ah-muhn-] / ˈæl mən ri, ˈɑ mən- /

noun

plural

almonries

1. the place where an almoner resides or where alms are distributed.

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almonry British  

/ ˈɑːmənrɪ /

noun

1. history the house of an almoner, usually the place where alms were given

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Etymology

Origin of almonry

1175–1225; Middle English aumonerie < Old French ( almoner, -ry ); replacing Middle English aumery

Example Sentences

He carried Robin in and out of halls and chambers, kitchen and parlor, cloisters and outer court; through refectory and almonry, stopping, as always, in the chapel to say a prayer.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli

Besides that portion reserved for travelers there was an almonry overflowing with the poor of London, seeking food and clothing.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli

Wynkyn de Worde was sometime schoolmaster of Saint Alban's, and Lady Juliana Berners' famous volume issued from the Abbey Press, while Caxton was still pursuing his craft in the almonry of another monastery at Westminster.

From The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 by Various

The old chapel of St. Anne stood in the New-way, near the back of the workhouse, at the bottom of the almonry leading to what is now called Stratton Ground.

From Notes and Queries, Number 37, July 13, 1850 by Various

Other buildings include an Elizabethan town hall, the grammar school, founded by Abbot Lichfield, and the picturesque 11 almonry.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various