almoner , auch: almsman

It came in a few minutes; he asked for the Almoner.

In the middle of the next morning the Almoner passed through the office; he stopped her as she went.

It was a fat almoner, heavy with gold, just the same as the other four.

He was elected king's almoner in the same year, but resigned the post almost immediately.

The Almoner came down the ward next day distributing her papers and books.

In the same year he gained a footing at court as almoner to Madame.

Best known for his light poetry, he was also a preacher, translator and king's almoner.

Williams was out, but the Almoner was sitting at her desk.

Using the dagger as a pen, she wrote a name in blood upon each leather almoner.

The Almoner sighed, and shuffled with some papers on her desk.

The almoner is responsible for distributing alms to the poor.

I think he intends that I shall become his almoner.

They went back to the entrance hall; Warren turned to the Almoner.

Lawrence himself was Almoner of the same hospital, and actually died there suddenly while on hospital business.

He was made Almoner to the King on March 1789.

He was the king's almoner, and in the same year received the archdeaconry of Colchester.

He was also for 18 years High Almoner to the Queen.

The Almoner should be responsible for planning this observance.

The wind's quite sharp,' said the Almoner, 'and they've got very little resistance to cold.

"One morning, as I was working in my study, the visit of the prison almoner was announced.

He was appointed king's almoner (being the first to hold that office), and a member of the Irish privy council.

The Grand Almoner played above all a symbolic role as the most important member of the church in the royal court.

The assassin slowly sipped his ale, but gave no indication he had noticed the almoner.

That afternoon the Almoner came to him.

'It's quite true, what he said, you know,' observed the Almoner.