Defn: The office of an almoner.
ALMONRY Al"mon*ry, n.; pl. Almonries. Etym: [OF. aumosnerie, F. aumônerie, fr. OF. aumosnier. See Almoner.]
Defn: The place where an almoner resides, or where alms are distributed.
ALMOSE
Al"mose, n.
Defn: Alms. [Obs.] Cheke.
ALMOST Al"most, adv. Etym: [AS. ealmæst, ælmæst, quite the most, almost all; eal (OE. al) all + m most.]
Defn: Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part.
Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. Acts xxvi. 28.
Almost never, scarcely ever.
— Almost nothing, scarcely anything.
ALMRY
Alm"ry, n.
Defn: See Almonry. [Obs.]
ALMS Alms, n. sing. & pl. Etym: [OE. almes, almesse, AS. ælmysse, fr. L. eleemosyna, Gr. Almonry, Eleemosynary.]