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almoner

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al·mo·ner  (lm-nr, äm-)
n.
1. One who distributes alms.
2. Chiefly British A hospital social worker.
[Middle English aumoner, from Old French aumonier, from amosne, alms, from Late Latin elemosyna, alms; see alms.]
almoner
Noun
Brit a former name for a hospital social worker [Old French almosne alms]
almoner, almner
an official, as of a monastery, whose duty is to distribute charity or alms. — almonership, n.
See also: Aid
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Noun1.almoner - an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients
medical social worker
caseworker, social worker, welfare worker - someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged)
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He acted as her almoner and secretary as well as her steward--distributed her charities, wrote her letters on business, paid her bills, engaged her servants, stocked her wine-cellar, was authorized to borrow books from her library, and was served with his meals in his own room.
My Lady's Money by Collins, Wilkie View in context
That is not very amusing, but we expect a Carmelite from Paris who will do the duty of our almonry, and who, we are assured, speaks very well, which will keep us awake, whereas our present almoner always sends us to sleep.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
As to that newspaper, let the Grand Almoner subscribe as largely as we do, if he wants its services.
Bureaucracy by de Balzac, Honore View in context
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