almoner

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈal.mə.nə/|/ˈæl-/|/ˈɑː.mə-/    美 /ˈæl.mə.nəɹ/|/ˈɑ.mə-/|/ˈæl.mə.nə/|/ˈɐː.mə-/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who distributes alms, especially the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses.
  2. A person who dispenses alms on behalf of another person.
    — the almoner of a prince or bishop
  3. A purse or pouch
  4. A hospital official responsible for patient welfare and aftercare. UK

词形变化

almoners plural

词汇关系

衍生词
almonership subalmoner

词源

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