Look up: Almoner

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   almoner
   [n] - an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients
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   Almoner
   archaic or obsolete terms > Occupations:Gave out alms or charity to the poor on behalf of the parish.
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   Almoner
   Al'mon·er noun [ Middle English aumener , aulmener , Old French almosnier , aumosnier , French aumônier , from Old French almosne , alms, Latin eleemosyna . See Alms .] One who distributes alms, esp. the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses, etc.; also, one who dispenses alms for another, as the almoner of a prince, bishop, ...
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   almoner
   medical social worker noun an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients
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   Almoner
   `Almoner` is a chaplain or church officer who originally was in charge of distributing charity. Historically, almoners were Christian religious functionaries whose duty was to distribute alms to the poor. Monasteries were required to spend one tenth of their income in charity to the poor (a `tithe`). Bishops kept their own almoners and almoners were attached to the courts to the Kings of France. Charles VIII of France had a Grand Almoner in his...
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   Almoner
   • (n.) One who distributes alms, esp. the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses, etc.; also, one who dispenses alms for another, as the almoner of a prince, bishop, etc.
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   almoner
   originally, an officer responsible for distributing alms to the poor, usually connected with a religious house or other institution but also a ...
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