Al'mon-er, n.

n. [O. Fr. almosnier, aumosnier, N. Fr. aumônier, Pr. almosnier, almornier, almoynier, almonier, L. Lat. almonarius, eleemosynarius. See ALMS.]

1. An officer in religious houses to whom belonged the distribution of the alms of the house. [Obs.]
2. One who distributes alms in behalf of another; as, the almoner of a prince.