almoner
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al·mo·ner
(ăl′mə-nər, ä′mə-)n.
1. One who distributes alms.
2. Chiefly British A hospital social worker.
[Middle English aumoner, from Old French aumonier, from amosne, alms, from Late Latin eleēmosyna, alms; see alms.]
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almoner
(ˈɑːmənə)n
1. obsolete Brit a trained hospital social worker responsible for the welfare of patients
2. (Historical Terms) (formerly) a person who distributes alms or charity on behalf of a household or institution
[C13: from Old French almosnier, from almosne alms, from Vulgar Latin alemosina (unattested), from Late Latin eleēmosyna; see alms]
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al•mon•er
(ˈæl mə nər, ˈɑ mə-)n.
1. a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, etc.
2. Brit. a social worker in a hospital.
[1250–1300; < Old French aumon(i)er « Late Latin eleēmosynārius eleemosynary]
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almoner, almner
an official, as of a monastery, whose duty is to distribute charity or alms. — almonership, n.
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Noun | 1. | almoner - an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients caseworker, social worker, welfare worker - someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged) |
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almoner
(o.f.) [ˈɑːmənəʳ] N1. (Hist) → limosnero m
2. (Brit) (Med) → oficial mf de asistencia social (adscrito a un hospital)
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almoner
n
(dated Brit: in hospital) → Krankenhausfürsorger(in) m(f)
(old: = distributor of alms) → Almosenpfleger m
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