almsmen
- plural of almsman.
Example Sentences
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In front of the modest doors of the chambers inhabited by almsmen and almswomen runs a tiny cloister with oak pillars, so that the inmates may visit one another dryshod in any weather.
From Vanishing England by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)
To this charity were added various sums from benefactors from time to time, and the number of recipients was increased gradually, until in 1855 there were 100 boys and 45 almsmen.
From Hammersmith, Fulham and Putney The Fascination of London by Besant, Walter, Sir
The almsmen of Ely and Rochester have cloaks.
From Vanishing England by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)
The hospital or almshouses stands on the high road from Wimborne to Blandford; the chapel joins one of the tenements occupied by the almsmen.
From Bell's Cathedrals: Wimborne Minster and Christchurch Priory A Short History of Their Foundation and a Description of Their Buildings by Perkins, Thomas, Rev.
The contentment of these almsmen, if content they be, can give him no title to this wealth!
From The Warden by Trollope, Anthony
