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Definition of: almoner
(al′mən뀇ər, ä′mən-) noun
An official dispenser of alms; formerly, a household chaplain, as of a prince. Also alm·ner (alm′·nər, äm′nər). [ < OF almosnier < LL eleemosynarius pertaining to alms <L eleemosyna alms. See ALMS.]
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