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almoner (encz) | almoner,sociální pracovník Zdeněk Brož |
Almoner (gcide) | Almoner \Al"mon*er\ ([a^]l"m[u^]n*[~e]r), n. [OE. aumener,
aulmener, OF. almosnier, aumosnier, F. aum[^o]nier, fr. OF.
almosne, alms, L. eleemosyna. See Alms.]
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.
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2. A social worker in a hospital. [Chiefly Brit.]
[PJC]
3. An official in a hospital whose job it is to calculate how
much a patient must pay for treatment. [Chiefly Brit.]
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almoner (wn) | almoner
n 1: an official in a British hospital who looks after the
social and material needs of the patients [syn: almoner,
medical social worker] |
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almoner (encz) | almoner,sociální pracovník Zdeněk Brož |
Almonership (gcide) | Almonership \Al"mon*er*ship\, n.
The office of an almoner.
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Subalmoner (gcide) | Subalmoner \Sub*al"mon*er\, n.
An under almoner.
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almoner (wn) | almoner
n 1: an official in a British hospital who looks after the
social and material needs of the patients [syn: almoner,
medical social worker] |
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