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I came across the word ‘Almoner’ in the entertaining novel Ruined City (1938)(US title: Kindling) by Nevil Shute:
‘Warren gathered that Miss MacMahon must be the Almoner.’
From Wiktionary—Almoner:
- One who distributes alms, especially the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses.
- One who dispenses alms for another, as the almoner of a prince, bishop.
- A title given to a royal officer charged with the duty of distributing alms or bounty on behalf of a monarch
- A hospital official responsible for patient welfare and after-care.
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