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Meaning of "almswomen" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ALMSWOMEN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALMSWOMEN

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Almswomen is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ALMSWOMEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Almoner

An almoner is a chaplain or church officer who originally was in charge of distributing money to the deserving poor. The first deacons mentioned in Acts 6:1-4 dealt with the distribution of the charity of the early church to needy members. Historically, almoners were Christian religious functionaries whose duty was to distribute alms to the poor. Monasteries were required to spend one tenth of their income in charity to the poor. Bishops kept their own almoners and almoners were attached to the courts of the Kings of France. Charles VIII of France had a Grand Almoner in his employ. In the United Kingdom, the Marquess of Exeter also holds the title of hereditary Grand Almoner. Today, however, one of the most prominent such offices is that of the Anglican Lord High Almoner. The Lord High Almoner is responsible for organising the Queen's annual distribution of Maundy money on Maundy Thursday. The name almoner was also used for a hospital official who interviews prospective patients to qualify them as indigent, and was later applied to the officials who were responsible for patient welfare and after-care. This position is now usually filled by Medical social workers.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALMSWOMEN

almond-shaped
almondy
almoner
almonries
almonry
Almoravid
Almoravide
almost
alms
almsgiver
almsgiving
almshouse
almsman
almsmen
almswoman
almucantar
almuce
almud
almude
almug

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALMSWOMEN

abdomen
anchorwomen
business women
charwomen
churchwomen
clubwomen
congresswomen
Englishwomen
fancy women
gentlewomen
newswomen
noblewomen
policewomen
saleswomen
servicewomen
spokeswomen
sportswomen
superwomen
washerwomen
well-women
women

Synonyms and antonyms of almswomen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «almswomen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALMSWOMEN

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Translator English - Chinese

almswomen
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

almswomen
570 millions of speakers

English

almswomen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

almswomen
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

almswomen
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

almswomen
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

almswomen
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

almswomen
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

almswomen
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Almswomen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

almswomen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

almswomen
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

almswomen
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Almswomen
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

almswomen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

almswomen
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भिक्षा देणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

almswomen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

almswomen
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

almswomen
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

almswomen
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

almswomen
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

almswomen
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

almswomen
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

almswomen
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

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5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of almswomen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALMSWOMEN»

The term «almswomen» is used very little and occupies the 184.145 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALMSWOMEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about almswomen

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALMSWOMEN»

Discover the use of almswomen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to almswomen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Women Under Primitive Buddhism: Laywomen and Almswomen
Each reprint we publish is carefully prepared, cleaned, and preserved, producing an accurate facsimile of the original edition.From the Jacket: "The book is an attempt to present the position of Buddhist laywomen and almswomen in historical ...
I. b. Horner, 2011
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The Jurist
There a lady (before the Mortmain Act) devised property for founding almshouses at Dun- stablfe to six trustees, upon trust to pay G7. per annum to six almswomen, who she willed should be such as attended the worship of God in the Church ...
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
Margaret Chubb charged some land, said to be purchased by the corporation previous to the year 1630, with the payment of 61. per annum, towards the support of the said almswomen. John Boden, WilliamGrove, and Jane, his wife, charged ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1834
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Digest of the reports made by the commissioners of inquiry ...
Tyler .... Inmates of almshouses, in bread .... Sermons. 1/. ; almswomen, 10». ; prisoners, 41. 6s. Sermon, 16s. ; almswomen, 8*. .... Clothing for almswomen Sermon, 1/. 6s.; almswomen, 11.; residue to prisoners in bread and beef f Almswomen, ...
Great Britain. Charity Commission, 1841
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A collection of the public general statutes passed in the ...
The almswomen shall be appointed from time to time by the Governors at some meeting of their body, and shall respectively be poor women of good character, either widows or unmarried, and not less than 6O years of age at the time of ...
Great Britain, 1861
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London; Being an Accurate History and Description of the ...
7thly, I ordain that none of the almswomen shall lye from their several houses above three nights at the most in the year, unless it be by consent of the schoolmaster, upon some special cause that shall be allowed of by the governor, when ...
David Hughson, 1809
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ACCOUNTS AND PAPERS RELATING TO CORPORATE OFFICES AND ...
Margaret Chubb charged some land, said to be purchased by the corporation previous to the year 1630, with the payment of 6 1, per annum, towards the support of the said almswomen. John Boden, WilliamGrove, and Jane, his wife, charged ...
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A Collection of the Public General Statutes Passed in the ...
The almswomen shall be appointed from time to time by the Governors at some meeting of their body, and shall respectively be poor women of good character, either widows or unmarried, and not less than 60 years of age at the time of ...
Great Britain, 1861
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London, by David Hughson
7thly, 'I ordain that none of the almswomen shall lye from their several houses above three nights at the most in the year, unless it be by consent of the schoolmaster, upon some special cause that shall be allowed of by the governor, when ...
Edward Pugh, 1809
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The history of the twelve great livery companies of London: ...
In consideration whereof it was agreed that such gentleman, so doing, should have the right of electing successors to his almswomen dying, for the period of his life, but that, after his death, such right should devolve upon the company.
William Herbert, 1836

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALMSWOMEN»

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Almshouses - the independent alternative to the welfare state
... when a customs collector called Abraham Dawes funded almshouses for 12 “indigent, decayed and decrepit” almsmen and almswomen. «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»

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