almoner

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English aumener, aulmener, from Old French almosnier, from almosne (“alms”), from Latin eleemosyna. See alms, Almosen. === Pronunciation === enPR: ăl′mə-nər, ä′mə- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): (contemporary) /ˈal.mə.nə/, (conservative) /ˈæl-/; /ˈɑː.mə-/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈæl.mə.nəɹ/, /ˈɑ.mə-/ (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɒ.mə-/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈæl.mə.nə/, /ˈɐː.mə-/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɛl.mə.nə/, /ˈɐː.mə-/, /-nɐ/, /-na/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈal.mə.nəɹ/, /ˈa.mə-/ (India) IPA(key): /ˈal.mo.nəʳ/, /ˈaː.mo-/ Rhymes: -ælmənə(ɹ), -ɑːmənə(ɹ) Hyphenation: al‧mo‧ner === Noun === almoner (plural almoners) A person who distributes alms, especially the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses. A person who dispenses alms on behalf of another person. the almoner of a prince or bishop (chiefly British) A hospital official responsible for patient welfare and aftercare. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “almoner”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “almoner”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Monreal, moneral, nemoral, normale