almoner
pronunciation
How to pronounce almoner in British English:
UK [ˈɑ:mənə(r)]
How to pronounce almoner in American English:
US [ˈælmənɚ, ˈɑmə-]
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- Noun:
- an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients
Word Origin
- almoner
- almoner: see alms
- almoner (n.)
- "official distributor of alms on behalf of another," c. 1300 (mid-13c. as a surname), from Old French almosnier (12c.; Modern French aumônerie), from Vulgar Latin *almosinarius, from Late Latin elemosinarius (adj.) "connected with alms," from eleemosyna "alms" (see alms).