almoner

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almoner

/ˈal.mə.nə/ UK, contemporary
/ˈæl-/ UK
/ˈɑː.mə-/ UK
/ˈæl.mə.nəɹ/ Canada, US
/ˈɑ.mə-/ Canada, US
/ˈɒ.mə-/ Canada
/ˈæl.mə.nə/ Australia
/ˈɐː.mə-/ Australia
/ˈɛl.mə.nə/ New Zealand
/ˈɐː.mə-/ New Zealand
/-nɐ/ New Zealand
/-na/ New Zealand
/ˈal.mə.nəɹ/ Scotland
/ˈa.mə-/ Scotland

Rhymes with -ælmənə(ɹ), -ɑːmənə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

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

noun 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
A purse or pouch
UK A hospital official responsible for patient welfare and aftercare.

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noun person who distributes alms

Português	esmoler
Français	aumônier
Italiano	elemosiniere

noun person who distributes alms on behalf of another

Português	esmoler
Français	aumônier
Italiano	elemosiniere

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@misc{almoner_2026,
  title = {almoner},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/almoner},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}