Almoner

Almoner

What does Almoner mean in American Law?

The definition of Almoner in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

Also written “almner” and “almer.” One in charge of dispensing alms to the poor, usually in the employ of a King, bishop, or other great lord. Though there are, at least in England, ceremonial survivals of the role (the English Crown still has a hereditary Grand Almoner), the job is really now handled more impersonally by something like a Department of Welfare.


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