almoner Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients
    medical social worker.

WordNet

Al"mon*er noun
Etymology
OE. aumener, aulmener, OF. almosnier, aumosnier, F. aumônier, fr. OF. almosne, alms, L. eleemosyna. See Alms.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913