Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Almoner"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Almoner \Al"mon*er\, n. [OE. aumener, aulmener, OF. almosnier,
aumosnier, F. aum[^o]nier, fr. OF. almosne, alms, L.
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, etc.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
almoner
n : an official in a British hospital who looks after the social
and material needs of the patients [syn: {medical social
worker}]
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