In 1322, the king's almoner paid 8 shillings. From LearnThat.org. [yourdictionary.com]
Pentateuch completely by heart, acted as his almoner. From Wordnik.com. [A Philosophical Dictionary] Reference
'You should have gone to Mrs. Gill: she is my almoner.'. From Wordnik.com. [Shirley, by Charlotte Bronte] Reference
I will make a gift shall I? to your almoner in requital. From Wordnik.com. [A Rare Benedictine]
Glauber, her almoner, and Brother Thomas of Epsom, her leech. From Wordnik.com. [Burlesques] Reference
Anne stared at the almoner though could not focus on his face. From Wordnik.com. [The Tudors: King Takes Queen] Reference
I made him almoner, so that he had to spend half his time away. From Wordnik.com. [The Pillars of the Earth]
Mrs. Bigelow became, ere long, the almoner of the bounty of many Aid. From Wordnik.com. [Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience] Reference
"You give away more than your income," remarked this almoner-brother one day. From Wordnik.com. [Highways & Byways in Sussex] Reference
"William also gave freely in winter for the poor," added Brother Oswald the almoner. From Wordnik.com. [The Heretic's Apprentice]
“I criticized his slack regime, and he made me almoner to get me out of the way.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Pillars of the Earth]
He is now and then my almoner, and, I believe, always adds to my little benefactions. From Wordnik.com. [Clarissa Harlowe] Reference
Italian, -- no further versed in Scripture history than was the pleasure of his almoner. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 345, July, 1844] Reference
For this reason, many monastic houses appoint an almoner, to be responsible for almsgiving. From Wordnik.com. [The Pillars of the Earth]
The government was in the hands of the almoner of the cathedral, who distributed doles to the poor. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espiscopal See] Reference
Association is the almoner of their bounty and seeks their aid and counsel at its annual gatherings. From Wordnik.com. [The American Missionary — Volume 43, No. 10, October, 1889] Reference
King William left the washing to his almoner; and such was the arrangement for many years afterwards. From Wordnik.com. [04/01/2004 - 05/01/2004] Reference
This time they were in the hands of Wolsey's own men -- Steven Gardiner and Foxe, the King's almoner. From Wordnik.com. [England under the Tudors] Reference
The States are already Belgium's almoner; it is only a step further for them to come in as her savior. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index] Reference
He kept his promise -- the chancellor presented the patent for the benefice to the astonished almoner!. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 492, June 4, 1831] Reference
The fourth mode of operating is by continuance, which is as it were the steward and almoner of nature. From Wordnik.com. [The New Organon] Reference
He made the almoner promise to deliver both letters, agreeably to their address, on his arrival in Rome. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 492, June 4, 1831] Reference
Every true disciple was to consider himself an almoner and dispenser of the divine goodness to his race. From Wordnik.com. [Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891] Reference
The old usurer and his wife were drowned; the son and daughter, the two eunuchs, and the almoner were saved. From Wordnik.com. [A Philosophical Dictionary] Reference
He looked timorous as Babbitt, a moist and ecstatic almoner, held out a glass, but as he tasted it he piped. From Wordnik.com. [Babbit] Reference
Lady Glenorchy being in a delicate state of health, made frequent use of Mrs. Graham as her almoner to the poor. From Wordnik.com. [The Power of Faith Exemplified In The Life And Writings Of The Late Mrs. Isabella Graham.] Reference
His activity, cunning and mastery of intrigue gained him the appreciation of Louis XI., who made him his almoner. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy"] Reference
He thus gained an entrance to the court, became grand almoner of the queen, and received the revenue of rich abbeys. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"] Reference
Andre Valladier, who died about the middle of the sixteenth century, was a popular preacher and the king's almoner. From Wordnik.com. [Notes and Queries, Number 46, September 14, 1850] Reference
It was met at the door by the lord high almoner and the subdeans of the Chapel Royal, who joined the ranks and passed up to the altar. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875] Reference
I had been wearing a serviceable gray serge gown on our travels, acquired through the good offices of the almoner at the Abbey of Ste. From Wordnik.com. [Dragonfly in Amber]
She had her doctor in ordinary, her grand almoner, her chamberlain, her first lady of honor, her prime minister; above all, her chancellor. From Wordnik.com. [Eug�nie Grandet] Reference
But now, according to her almoner, preparations for her death have increasingly occupied her thoughts, so I believe she is reconciled to it. From Wordnik.com. [The Tudors: King Takes Queen] Reference
"My lord," replied the almoner, "is going to solicit a benefice of fifty thousand livres, before the emperor is informed of its being vacant.". From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 492, June 4, 1831] Reference
The sacrist has his lands, I have mine, and there are smaller endowments for the novice-master, the guest-master, the infirmarer and the almoner. From Wordnik.com. [The Pillars of the Earth]
Mantel acted as his almoner, and by his delicate tact and gentle manners persuaded the proud and revengeful old man to accept the mysterious charity. From Wordnik.com. [The Redemption of David Corson] Reference
I knew him when he was only an Abbe, and the Duchess of Burgundy's almoner; but the desire to obtain a Cardinal's hat drives most of the Bishops mad. From Wordnik.com. [The Entire Memoirs of Louis XIV and the Regency]
And so to others, even to that happiness of Augustus; though he were Jupiter's almoner, Pluto's treasurer, Neptune's admiral, it could not secure him. From Wordnik.com. [Anatomy of Melancholy] Reference
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