ALMONER


Meaning of ALMONER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈal-mə-nər, ˈä-mə- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English almoiner, from Anglo-French aumoner, almener, from aumone alms, from Late Latin eleemosyna

Date: 15th century

1. : one who distributes alms

2. British : a social-service worker in a hospital

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.