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

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Definition of Almonry

1. a place where alms are distributed [n -RIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Almonry

almond nucleus
almond oil
almond tree
almond trees
almond willow
almondine
almondines
almondlike
almonds
almondy
almoner
almoners
almonership
almonerships
almonries
almonry (current term)
almorexant
almose
almoses
almost
almost doesn't count
almost everywhere
almosts
almotriptan
almous
almoxatone
almries
almry
alms
alms-giving

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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