Definition of Almsman. Meaning of Almsman. Synonyms of Almsman

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Definition of Almsman

Almsman
Almsman Alms"man, n.; fem. Almswoman. 1. A recipient of alms. --Shak. 2. A giver of alms. [R.] --Halliwell.

Meaning of Almsman from wikipedia

- An almoner (/ˈɑːmənər, ˈæl-/) is a chaplain or church officer who originally was in charge of distributing money to the deserving poor. The title almoner...
- of prayer'; and from the Anglo-Saxon bed), was generally a pensioner or almsman whose duty was to pray for his benefactor. A beadsman (or beadswoman) in...
- set of beads, My gorgeous palace for a hermitage, My **** apparel for an almsman's gown My figured goblets for a dish of wood. – Shakespeare, Richard II...
- reported that he died from shock as a result of his punishment. Barrie was an almsman at Donnington Hospital where he worked until he died, living in one of...
- Victorian engraving of the gateway, with almsman William Bramhall in the traditional dress...
- set of beads, My gorgeous palace for a hermitage, My **** apparel for an almsman’s gown, My figured goblets for a dish of wood. A special type of collocation...
- in theology) Christóbal de Ocampo (from Seville, Knights of St. John, almsman Anton de Toledos, the Grand Prior of Castile and Leon) Christóbal de Padilla...
- infirm unmarried men or widowers, and a seventh similar for the Prin****l almsman to occupy alone (13 in all). Anyone found to have a wife was to be summarily...
- were to be chosen from Nantwich, and two from the parish of Acton. Each almsman originally received four marks (£2 13s 4d) annually (according to William...
- the crown, but by a prebendary of Windsor named Johnson, who gave each almsman in compensation for the loss of his room a w****ly pension of 1 shilling...