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

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

s.

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  4822
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  Johan le Aumoigner  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  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 […]  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  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  121
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Elemonas sune en grezeis Tant cum almodnier en franceis  68
5 name (used as a surname): 
( 1297 )  Adam le Augmoner  Aumonier
( 1297 )  Michael le Aumouner  Aumonier
( 1327 )  Adam Aumener  Aumonier
( 1377 )  Robertus Aumoner  Aumoner

a.

1charitable, generous: 
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Qui guerpist a estre almosnier A ce puet il bien repairier  1247
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  cum il almonirs esteit, Cum as povres grant bien feseit  175.339
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  Seinte femme ert de grant manere, Religiuse e almonere  3044
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  cil ki esteit almoners A tuz departi volenters  5938
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  droiturel et vaillaunt et pruz et aumoigner  195.14
( s.xvin; MS: s.xv1 )  Bon est estre almoigner (M.E. almesevere) Des bienz que purrez gaynere  101.12
aumoinage  aumone  aumosnel  aumosnere  aumosnerie 
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