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Almoner

Charles Buck Theological Dictionary

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A person employed by another, in the distribution on charity. In its primitive sense it denoted an officer in religious houses, to whom belonged the management and distribution of the alms of the house.

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Buck, Charles. Entry for 'Almoner'. Charles Buck Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​cbd/​a/almoner.html. 1802.
 
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