[ 'α:mənə , 'alm- ]
■ noun historical an official distributor of alms.
Derivatives
almonry noun ( plural almonries ).
Origin
ME: from OFr. aumonier , based on med. L. eleemosynarius , from eleemosyna (see alms ).
[ 'α:mənə , 'alm- ]
■ noun historical an official distributor of alms.
Derivatives
almonry noun ( plural almonries ).
Origin
ME: from OFr. aumonier , based on med. L. eleemosynarius , from eleemosyna (see alms ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004