almoner
Sign in to saveupright=1.35|thumb|The portrait of the almoner or The breviary (1886) by [[Jules-Alexis Muenier.]]
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- History
- Catholic Church
- French royal household
- British royal household
- Livery companies and Masonic lodges
- Hospital almoners
- See also
- References
upright=1.35|thumb|The portrait of the almoner or The breviary (1886) by [[Jules-Alexis Muenier.]]
An almoner () is a chaplain or church officer who originally was in charge of distributing money to the deserving poor. The title almoner has to some extent fallen out of use in English, but its equivalents in other languages are often used for many pastoral functions exercised by chaplains or pastors. The word derives from the ' (alms), via the popular Latin '.