单词 | almoner |
释义 | almoner /al"meuh neuhr, ah"meuh-/, n. 1. a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc. 2. Brit. a. a hospital official who determines the amount due for a patient's treatment. b. a social worker in a hospital. [1250-1300; ME almoiner, aumoner (with insertion of l under influence of ALMS) < OF aumon(i)er << LL eleemosynarius ELEEMOSYNARY] |
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