almoner \ˈal-mə-nər, ˈä-mə- nər \ noun: one who distributes alms
Etymology: Middle English almoiner, from Anglo-French aumoner, almener, from aumone alms, from Late Latin eleemosyna
And an almonry is a building in which alms are distributed.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Almoner
almoner \ˈal-mə-nər, ˈä-mə- nər \ noun: one who distributes alms
Etymology: Middle English almoiner, from Anglo-French aumoner, almener, from aumone alms, from Late Latin eleemosyna
And an almonry is a building in which alms are distributed.
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