An official responsible for distributing alms on behalf of another individual, or of an institution (formerly esp. a religious house); (sometimes…

a person having overall charge of a body of pursers, or of finances throughout a district or service.

= almoner, n.2 rare.

(esp. in Hull) a borough official responsible for keeping accounts, collecting fees, supervising repairs, etc.; cf. husband, n. 5a.

In Italy and Italian-speaking contexts: a chamberlain or treasurer; spec. (a) the Pope's chamberlain and financial secretary; (b) the treasurer of…

In Cornwall: the treasurer or cashier of a mine, esp. of one worked on the cost-book principle. Now archaic and historical.