almonry

[al-muh n-ree, ah-muh n-]

noun, plural al·mon·ries.

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

Origin of almonry

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

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Examples from the Web for almonry

Historical Examples of almonry

Attached to St. Saviour's was an almonry intended for the same purpose.
South London
Sir Walter Besant
He increased the allowances to the kitchen, cellars, and almonry.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Albans
Thomas Perkins
He was a clerk, and ranked directly after the two grooms of the almonry.
The Man Who Laughs
Victor Hugo
In 1476 he set up his press and sign, a red pole, in the Almonry at Westminster.
From Chaucer to Tennyson
Henry A. Beers
For to the Almonry eight years before a wise man had come with a strange new invention.
The Children of Westminster Abbey
Rose G. Kingsley

British Dictionary definitions for almonry

almonry

noun plural -ries

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

Word Origin for almonry

C15: from Old French almosnerie; see almoner, alms

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