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almoner

al·mo·ner

UK/ˈal.mə.nə/ US/ˈæl-/ uncommon uk

noun

1.

an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients

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Origin

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

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