Etymology

almoner

al·mo·ner
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Today it means: A person who distributes alms, especially the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses. Full definition →

Middle English aumener ← Old French almosnier ← Latin eleemosyna
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  1. Latin · derived fromeleemosyna
  2. Old French · derived fromalmosnier
  3. Middle English · inherited fromaumener
  4. English todayalmoner

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

Words from the same roots

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