Medieval Glossary
Almoner
A person who supervises charitable donations in the form of surplus food or money. It is the alomoner's job to distribute alms.
Related term(s): Alms; Almsgiving; Almonry; Pauper
Category: Occupations and Positions
Added: 10.04.04
Last modified: 01.04.05
Source information:
Singman, Jeffrey L. Daily Life in Medieval Europe. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1999. 127.
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