An almonry (Lat. eleemosynarium, Fr. aumônerie, Ger. Almosenhaus) is the place or chamber where alms were distributed to the poor in churches or other ecclesiastical buildings.[1][2] The person designated to oversee the distribution was called an almoner.
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Almonry". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 717.
- ^ Sturgis, Russell (1901). A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Volume I. Macmillan.
