almsmann.

Brit.

/ˈɑːmzmən/, U.S.

/ˈɑ(l)mzmən/

Inflections: Plural alsmen.

Forms: see alms n. and man n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: alms n., man n.¹

Etymology: < alms n. + man n.¹

1. A man who receives or is dependent upon alms; a man who is supported by funds left to support the poor, esp. one living in an almshouse; (also loosely) a beggar. Also figurative and in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > poverty > [noun] > poor person > poor person in receipt of relief

almsmanOE

beadsman?1529

almswoman1584

relievant1589

almsbasket mana1634

basket-scrambler1647

pensioner1690

pensionary1753

in-pensioner1761

pauper1775

tax-eater1818

colleger1886

soup-kitchener1907

reliefer1934

OE Metrical Charm: For Unfruitful Land (Calig. A.vii) 46 Nime man uncuþ sæd æt ælmesmannum and selle him twa swylc, swylce man æt him nime.

OE tr. Chrodegang of Metz Regula Canonicorum (Corpus Cambr. 191) xliii. 255 Hi sceolon on lengtendagum an gedreogum huse ælmesmanna [L. pauperum] fet þwean.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 9811 Nu wenden forð þa cnihtes..On ælmes-monnes claðes.

c1425 in E. Edwards Liber Monasterii de Hyda (1866) 158 (MED) I wole that my men take twelf almys men [c1425 (OE) ælmesmen; L. homines pauperes] of alle thys towne, and dele hem of my good al the whyle they on lyve ben.

1440 in B. Marsh Rec. Worshipful Company Carpenters (1914) II. 5 (MED) Payd to ye allmsmane, vj s. viij d.

a1500 (a1450) Generides (Trin. Cambr.) l. 4294 (MED) Besechyng yow your almes man to be.

1584 H. Llwyd & D. Powel Hist. Cambria 400 The almeshouse is founded to haue fiue almsmen and one almeswoman.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II iii. iii. 148 My gay apparel for an almesmans gowne.

1616 T. Gainsford Rich Cabinet f. 23^v Yet are they in the estimation of wicked worldlings..as..poore almesmen, or baser abiects.

1649 Bp. J. Hall Resol. & Decisions iii. vii. 302 Ye proud ignorants, that call your Ministers your Almesmen.

1714 Ladies Libr. I. 345 We owe all to his [sc. God's] Bounty, and in our greatest Flourish are but his Alms-men and Pensioners.

1739 J. Colbatch Reasons for altering Method letting Church & College Leases 36 The poor Almsmen are paid their Stipends in the same Nominal Sums that were assign'd them in the time of K. Hen. VIII. or before.

1820 J. Keats Isabella in Lamia & Other Poems 55 Bees, the little almsmen of spring-bowers.

1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. v. 120 The garb of the fourteenth century is still seen in the almsman's gaberdine.

1902 P. H. Ditchfield Cathedrals Great Brit. 294 His monument has disappeared, but the stone bench remains, erected by him for his almsmen to sit upon.

1971 K. Thomas Relig. & Decline of Magic vi. 161 In Winchester in 1656 the almsmen had to be forced into church by the threat of being denied poor relief if they stayed away.

1986 P. Conroy Prince of Tides (1987) xxvii. 610 He was the almsman of a valuable birthright.

2003 Church Times 21 Feb. 29/3 (advt.) A vacancy exists for an Almsman for this charity [sc. Trinity Hospital in Retford, Nottinghamshire].

2. A person who gives alms; a benefactor. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [noun] > charitableness or alms-giving > charitable person or almsgiver

almoner1340

dispender1340

almsgiverc1400

almsman1440

almswoman1440

benefactora1513

charitarian1859

1431 in J. A. Kingdon Arch. Worshipful Company of Grocers (1886) II. 197 (MED) The names of our Almusmen þat haven..every woke xij d. a man.]

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 10 Almesmann or woman [?a1475 Winch. almesseful man], elimosinarius, rogatorius, rogatoria.

1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry Bk. Knight of Tower (1971) xxvi. 47 He..was a grete almes man to the poure.

1542 T. Becon Potacion for Lent sig. G.v^v Many thyncke that..they be good almes men, yf whan they haue once pampred theyr owne bellyes with all kynde of deynties, they than at the laste gyue or sende to the hungry a few scrappes.

1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 1496/2 He was a good almes man, and greately relieued the needy.

1690 E. Gee Jesuit's Mem. 130 Whether he be liberal, and a good Almsman.

1710 J. Groome Dignity & Honour Clergy xii. 202 Robert Sherborne, 36th Bishop of Chichester, was a good House-Keeper, a great Alms-Man.

1876 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. vi. 511 King John also was a great almsman.

1978 Arkansas Hist. Q. 37 24 The Federal Surplus Relief Corporation..played the dual role of maintaining farm prices..and almsman to the hungry.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	almsman
释义	almsmann. Brit. /ˈɑːmzmən/, U.S. /ˈɑ(l)mzmən/ Inflections: Plural alsmen. Forms: see alms n. and man n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: alms n., man n.¹ Etymology: < alms n. + man n.¹ 1. A man who receives or is dependent upon alms; a man who is supported by funds left to support the poor, esp. one living in an almshouse; (also loosely) a beggar. Also figurative and in extended use. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > poverty > [noun] > poor person > poor person in receipt of relief almsmanOE beadsman?1529 almswoman1584 relievant1589 almsbasket mana1634 basket-scrambler1647 pensioner1690 pensionary1753 in-pensioner1761 pauper1775 tax-eater1818 colleger1886 soup-kitchener1907 reliefer1934 OE Metrical Charm: For Unfruitful Land (Calig. A.vii) 46 Nime man uncuþ sæd æt ælmesmannum and selle him twa swylc, swylce man æt him nime. OE tr. Chrodegang of Metz Regula Canonicorum (Corpus Cambr. 191) xliii. 255 Hi sceolon on lengtendagum an gedreogum huse ælmesmanna [L. pauperum] fet þwean. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 9811 Nu wenden forð þa cnihtes..On ælmes-monnes claðes. c1425 in E. Edwards Liber Monasterii de Hyda (1866) 158 (MED) I wole that my men take twelf almys men [c1425 (OE) ælmesmen; L. homines pauperes] of alle thys towne, and dele hem of my good al the whyle they on lyve ben. 1440 in B. Marsh Rec. Worshipful Company Carpenters (1914) II. 5 (MED) Payd to ye allmsmane, vj s. viij d. a1500 (a1450) Generides (Trin. Cambr.) l. 4294 (MED) Besechyng yow your almes man to be. 1584 H. Llwyd & D. Powel Hist. Cambria 400 The almeshouse is founded to haue fiue almsmen and one almeswoman. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II iii. iii. 148 My gay apparel for an almesmans gowne. View more context for this quotation 1616 T. Gainsford Rich Cabinet f. 23^v Yet are they in the estimation of wicked worldlings..as..poore almesmen, or baser abiects. 1649 Bp. J. Hall Resol. & Decisions iii. vii. 302 Ye proud ignorants, that call your Ministers your Almesmen. 1714 Ladies Libr. I. 345 We owe all to his [sc. God's] Bounty, and in our greatest Flourish are but his Alms-men and Pensioners. 1739 J. Colbatch Reasons for altering Method letting Church & College Leases 36 The poor Almsmen are paid their Stipends in the same Nominal Sums that were assign'd them in the time of K. Hen. VIII. or before. 1820 J. Keats Isabella in Lamia & Other Poems 55 Bees, the little almsmen of spring-bowers. 1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. v. 120 The garb of the fourteenth century is still seen in the almsman's gaberdine. 1902 P. H. Ditchfield Cathedrals Great Brit. 294 His monument has disappeared, but the stone bench remains, erected by him for his almsmen to sit upon. 1971 K. Thomas Relig. & Decline of Magic vi. 161 In Winchester in 1656 the almsmen had to be forced into church by the threat of being denied poor relief if they stayed away. 1986 P. Conroy Prince of Tides (1987) xxvii. 610 He was the almsman of a valuable birthright. 2003 Church Times 21 Feb. 29/3 (advt.) A vacancy exists for an Almsman for this charity [sc. Trinity Hospital in Retford, Nottinghamshire]. 2. A person who gives alms; a benefactor. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [noun] > charitableness or alms-giving > charitable person or almsgiver almoner1340 dispender1340 almsgiverc1400 almsman1440 almswoman1440 benefactora1513 charitarian1859 1431 in J. A. Kingdon Arch. Worshipful Company of Grocers (1886) II. 197 (MED) The names of our Almusmen þat haven..every woke xij d. a man.] Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 10 Almesmann or woman [?a1475 Winch. almesseful man], elimosinarius, rogatorius, rogatoria. 1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry Bk. Knight of Tower (1971) xxvi. 47 He..was a grete almes man to the poure. 1542 T. Becon Potacion for Lent sig. G.v^v Many thyncke that..they be good almes men, yf whan they haue once pampred theyr owne bellyes with all kynde of deynties, they than at the laste gyue or sende to the hungry a few scrappes. 1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 1496/2 He was a good almes man, and greately relieued the needy. 1690 E. Gee Jesuit's Mem. 130 Whether he be liberal, and a good Almsman. 1710 J. Groome Dignity & Honour Clergy xii. 202 Robert Sherborne, 36th Bishop of Chichester, was a good House-Keeper, a great Alms-Man. 1876 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. vi. 511 King John also was a great almsman. 1978 Arkansas Hist. Q. 37 24 The Federal Surplus Relief Corporation..played the dual role of maintaining farm prices..and almsman to the hungry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.OE
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