"almoner" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈæl.mə.nɚ/ [US] Forms: almoners [plural]
Etymology: From Old English aumener, aulmener, from Old French almosnier, from almosne (“alms”), from Latin eleemosyna. See alms, Almosen. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|aumener}} Old English aumener, {{m|ang|aulmener}} aulmener, {{der|en|fro|almosnier}} Old French almosnier, {{m|fro|almosne||alms}} almosne (“alms”), {{der|en|la|eleemosyna}} Latin eleemosyna Head templates: {{en-noun}} almoner (plural almoners)
  1. A person who distributes alms, especially the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses. Translations (person who distributes alms): aalmoesenier (Afrikaans), aalmoezenier [masculine] (Dutch), aumônier [masculine] (French), almonero (Ido), almonisto (Ido), almsóir [masculine] (Irish), banalmsóir [feminine, masculine] (Irish), elemosiniere [masculine] (Italian), elemosinarius [masculine] (Latin), eleemosynarius [masculine] (Latin), aumosnier [masculine] (Old French), jałmużnik [masculine] (Polish), jałmużnica [feminine] (Polish), esmoler [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-almoner-en-noun-i0CHg8fd Disambiguation of 'person who distributes alms': 56 41 4
  2. A person who dispenses alms on behalf of another person. Translations (person who distributes alms on behalf of another): aalmoesenier (Afrikaans), aalmoezenier [masculine] (Dutch), aumônier [masculine] (French), almonero (Ido), almonisto (Ido), almsóir [masculine] (Irish), elemosiniere [masculine] (Italian), eleemosynarius [masculine] (Latin), elemosinarius [masculine] (Latin), aumosnier [masculine] (Old French), jałmużnik [masculine] (Polish), esmoler [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-almoner-en-noun-4NC2yohM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 57 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 68 7 Disambiguation of 'person who distributes alms on behalf of another': 34 64 2
  3. A hospital official responsible for patient welfare and aftercare. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-almoner-en-noun-e-FKgtaj Disambiguation of People: 29 30 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: almonership, subalmoner

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