almoner, medical social worker
(noun) an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients
Source: WordNet® 3.1
almoner (plural almoners)
one who distributes alms, especially the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses
one who dispenses alms for another, as the almoner of a prince, bishop
a title given to a royal officer charged with the duty of distributing alms or bounty on behalf of a monarch
A hospital official responsible for patient welfare and after-care.
• Monreal, moneral, nemoral, normale
Source: Wiktionary
Al"mon*er, n. Etym: [OE. aumener, aulmener, OF. almosnier, aumosnier, F. aumĂ´nier, fr. OF. almosne, alms, L. eleemosyna. See Alms.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
