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Definition of Almsman
1. n. A recipient of alms.
Definition of Almsman
1. Noun. (obsolete) One who depends on the receipt of alms, a beggar. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Almsman
1. one who receives alms [n ALMSMEN]
Medical Definition of Almsman
1. Fem. Almswoman. 1. A recipient of alms. 2. A giver of alms. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Almsman
Literary usage of Almsman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Marriage, Baptismal, and Burial Registers of the Collegiate Church Or by Joseph Lemuel Chester (1876)
"May 6 Elizabeth Hill, an almsman's wife:6 near the arch: [Cloisters]. ...
Warren Hill had the reversion of an almsman's place 29 Jan. ..."
2. An account of the charitable donations to places within the county of Berks by Francis Charles Parry (1818)
"Sup. posing 600/. per annum not to be too high an estimate, each almsman ...
making each almsman's income ahout 60/. pw annum. and 120/. per annum for the ..."
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