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Definition of Almonry
1. n. The place where an almoner resides, or where alms are distributed.
Definition of Almonry
1. Noun. A building in which alms were distributed ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Almonry
1. a place where alms are distributed [n -RIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Almonry
Literary usage of Almonry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Schools of Medieval England by Arthur Francis Leach (1915)
"CHAPTER XI THE almonry OR CHORISTERS' SCHOOLS IN THE MONASTERIES THE almonry at
Canterbury, mentioned above in connexion with the Bredgar Exhibition ..."
2. A survey of London by John Stow (1842)
"... to continue for • The corruption alluded to by Stow exists to the present
day—the almonry being styled by the lower classes in Westminster, the Ambry. ..."
3. London and Its Environs: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1905)
"6 in which is the Royal almonry, where the royal alms are distributed at Christmas,
Easter, and Whitsuntide. On Maundy Thursday, ie the Thursday before ..."
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