ALMONER

Almoner

An almoner is a chaplain or church officer who originally was in charge of distributing money to the deserving poor. The first deacons mentioned in Acts 6:1-4 dealt with the distribution of the charity of the early church to needy members.

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almoner

Noun

  1. one who distributes , especially the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses;
  2. one who dispenses alms for another, as the almoner of a prince, bishop
  1. a title given to a royal officer charged with the duty of distributing alms or bounty on behalf of a monarch


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