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almonry
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almonry [ˈɑːmənrɪ]
n pl -ries
(Historical Terms) History the house of an almoner, usually the place where alms were given
[from Old French almosnerie; see almoner, alms]
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In one he confronted an English town of 1440 with its counterpart of 1840, a lively landscape of parish steeples and picturesque almonries on the one hand, and, on the other, a joyless tableau of smokestacks, sewage, and workhouses.
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