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almoner definition

al·moner (al′mən ər, ä′mən-)

noun

a distributor of alms, as for a church, royal family, etc.

Etymology: ME almoiner < OFr almosnier < almosne, act of mercy < LL(Ec) *alemosyna < eleemosyna: see alms

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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