almoner
noun/ˈɑːmənə(r)/, /ˈælmənə(r)/
/ˈɑːmənər/, /ˈælmənər/
(old-fashioned, British English)- a person employed by a hospital to help patients with their financial and social problems, now usually called a medical social workerWord OriginMiddle English: from Old French aumonier, based on medieval Latin eleemosynarius, from eleemosyna ‘alms’, from Greek eleēmosunē ‘compassion’, from eleēmōn ‘compassionate’, from eleos ‘mercy’.
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