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almoner

Syllables: al·mo·ner/ˈal.mə.nə//ˈæl.mə.nəɹ/

almoner noun: a person who distributes alms, especially the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses.

Noun

almoner (plural almoners)

  1. A person who distributes alms, especially the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses.
  2. A person who dispenses alms on behalf of another person.
    • the almoner of a prince or bishop
    • Francesca, from where she stood, could hear the Queen giving a laughing account of the Due de Domville's attachment to Mademoiselle Menneville, the prettiest of her maids of honour, all of whom were pretty. "It is a passion of the good old time, and has already lasted some four years; but Madame la...1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter V, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 54
  3. A purse or pouch
  4. (UK) A hospital official responsible for patient welfare and aftercare.

almoner meaning in Urdu

almoner in Urdu

خیرات, صدقہ

Forms of almoner

pluralalmoners

Origin of almoner

From Middle English aumener, aulmener, from Old French almosnier, from almosne (“alms”), from Latin eleemosyna. See alms, Almosen.

Words formed from almoner

Questions about almoner

What does almoner mean?
Almoner means a person who distributes alms, especially the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses.
What is almoner in Urdu?
Almoner in Urdu is خیرات, صدقہ. See Almoner meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is almoner?
Almoner is a noun.
How do you pronounce almoner?
Almoner is pronounced /ˈal.mə.nə/ (UK).
What is the plural of almoner?
The plural of almoner is almoners.

Words near almoner in the dictionary

  1. almondmilks
  2. almonds
  3. Almondsbury
  4. almondwood
  5. almondy
  6. almoner
  7. almoners
  8. almonership
  9. almonerships
  10. almoning
  11. almonries

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