Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Almoner \Al"mon*er\, n. [OE. aumener, aulmener, OF. almosnier,
   aumosnier, F. aum[^o]nier, fr. OF. almosne, alms, L.
   eleemosyna. See {Alms}.]
   One who distributes alms, esp. the doles and alms of
   religious houses, almshouses, etc.; also, one who dispenses
   alms for another, as the almoner of a prince, bishop, etc.

Source : WordNet®

almoner
     n : an official in a British hospital who looks after the social
         and material needs of the patients [syn: {medical social
         worker}]