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almoner Definition


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almoner
noun
    historical:
    (Brit)
    1. old use
      A medical social worker.
    2. Someone who distributed money, food, etc as charity.
Etymology: 14c: from French aumoner, from Latin eleemosynator an alms-giver.



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