| Almoner | n. [ OE. aumener, aulmener, OF. almosnier, aumosnier, F. aumônier, fr. OF. almosne, alms, L. eleemosyna. See Alms. ] 1. One who distributes alms, esp. the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses, etc.; also, one who dispenses alms for another, as the almoner of a prince, bishop, etc. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A social worker in a hospital. [ Chiefly Brit. ] [ PJC ] 3. An official in a hospital whose job it is to calculate how much a patient must pay for treatment. [ Chiefly Brit. ] [ PJC ] |
