Al"mon*er (?), n. [OE. aumener,
aulmener, OF. almosnier, aumosnier, F.
aumônier, fr. OF. almosne, alms, L. eleemosyna.
See Alms.] 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.