Definition of Almsmen

1. Noun. (plural of almsman) ¹

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Definition of Almsmen

1. almsman [n] - See also: almsman

Lexicographical Neighbors of Almsmen

alms-giving
alms box
alms dish
alms tray
almsdeed
almsdeeds
almsfolk
almsfolks
almsgiver
almsgivers
almsgiving
almsgivings
almshouse
almshouses
almsman
almsmen (current term)
almswoman
almswomen
almucantar
almucantars
almuce
almuces
almud
almude
almudes
almuds
almug
almugs
alnage
alnager

Literary usage of Almsmen

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 4 Thomas Lucas, one of the almsmen -ß in the East Cloister. May 15 The Revd Thomas Sprat, Archdeacon of Rochester and Prebendary of this Church :9 ..."

2. Selections from the Records of the City of Oxford: With Extracts from Other by Oxford (England), William Henry Turner (1880)
"... church of St. Mary Magdalen, on the resignation of William Huske.] Ep. Reg. Oxon. 1549, June 29. An Order concerning the payment to the almsmen of St. ..."

3. A Calendar of the Court Minutes, Etc. of the East India Company, 1635-1639 by East India Company, Ethel Bruce Sainsbury, William Foster (1907)
"Mr. Fotherby is also ordered to give a chaldron of sea-coal and 2Os. in money to the almsmen at Poplar, ..."

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