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aumoner (s.xii2/4)
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aumoner (s.xii2/4)

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almener,  almenere,  almenire,  almodnier,  almoigner,  almoner,  almonere,  almonier,  almosnier,  almoniere,  almonir;  amoignerre,  amoner;  asmoigner;  augmoner;  aumener,  aumenere,  aumernere,  aumoigner,  aumosner,  aumosnier,  aumosnere;  ausmonier  
  FEW:  eleemosyna 3,212a Gdf:  almosneor 1,227b GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  aumosne (aumosnier)  DMF:  aumôneur  TLF: ∅ OED:  almoner n.2  MED:  aumener n.1  DMLBS:  elemosinarius 762b

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1alms-giver, one who who is charitable (used as an epithet of Saint John (the seventh-century patriarch of Alexandria): 
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  seint Johan le Aumoner  Man pechez 4822
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  Johan le Aumoigner  TREVET Cron1 228.17
2occupationalmoner, official repsonsible for the distribution of alms and charity: 
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  Son aumosner ot commandé […] q’enviast Pelerins […] a son mangier  S Greg 1364
( 1364-72 )  a nostre amé clerc T.K. nostre aumoigner, deux centz aunes de drap de Candelwy[k]stret, sys aulnes de lienge toille de Parys, sys pieces des courtes tuailles de Parys et cynquant paire des soulers pur ent faire nostre maundé […]  TNA E101/395/2/239
3lawcanon.member of religious body in receipt of land in almoign: 
( 1339-40 )  si le sank defaut, la chose demoert a lez almosniers  YBB 13-14 Ed III 283
4eccl.beggar, alms seeker: 
( MS: s.xii4/4 ) Dunz Alexis en loe Deu del ciel De cels suens serfs cui il est almosniers  S Alexis2 121
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Elemonas sune en grezeis Tant cum almodnier en franceis  S Jean ANTS 68
5 name (used as a surname): 
( 1297 )  Adam le Augmoner  Family Names Aumonier
( 1297 )  Michael le Aumouner  Family Names Aumonier
( 1327 )  Adam Aumener  Family Names Aumonier
( 1377 )  Robertus Aumoner  Family Names Aumoner

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charitable, generous: 
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Qui guerpist a estre almosnier A ce puet il bien repairier  Conception wace 1247
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  cum il almonirs esteit, Cum as povres grant bien feseit  ADGAR3 175.339
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  Seinte femme ert de grant manere, Religiuse e almonere  S Edm Life ANTS 3044
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  cil ki esteit almoners A tuz departi volenters  Mirur3 5938
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  droiturel et vaillaunt et pruz et aumoigner  TREVET Cron1 195.14
( s.xvin; MS: s.xv1 )  Bon est estre almoigner (M.E. almesevere) Des bienz que purrez gaynere  Fem2 101.12

See also:

aumoinage  aumone  aumosnel  aumosnere  aumosnerie 
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