单词 | sub-almoner |
释义 | sub-almonern. A deputy almoner, spec. (in Great Britain) an official of the Royal Almonry (see note at almoner n.2 2a). Also figurative. ΚΠ 1587 in H. Brugmans Correspondentie van R. Dudley (1931) 236 The counsell made a purss with some monny and caused the subammoner..to gyve to every of them a portion. 1615 E. Grimeston tr. P. d'Avity Estates 281 To the Subalmoner, fifteene thousand marauedis, which are fortie duckats, one soulz, nine deniers. 1647 L. Haward Charges Crown Revenue 31 Gentleman Amner: Fee, 11. 8. 1. ob. Sub-amner: Fee 6. 16. 10. ob. 1654 J. Cleveland Char. Diurnall-maker 1 A Diurnal Maker is the Sub-Almner of History. 1710 J. Chamberlayne Magnæ Britanniæ Notitia (ed. 23) 106 One of the King's Chaplains, deputed by the Lord Almoner to be his Sub-Almoner. 1773 Gentleman's Mag. 43 200 The Rev. Mr. Kaye, Sub-almoner to his Majesty, preached at the Chapel Royal. 1824 Mirror 17 Apr. 255/1 After all the poor persons had received their provisions, the sub-almoner proposed the health of the king. 1886 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 37/1 The officers of the almonry, namely, the hereditary grand almoner, the lord high almoner, the sub-almoner, the groom of the almonry, and the secretary to the lord high almoner. 1902 E. Sheppard Old Royal Palace of Whitehall xxiii. 361 The Lord High Almoner and the Sub-Almoner take their positions in the Sacrarium. 1923 Times 31 Mar. 12/3 (caption) The Lord High Almoner (the Dean of Wells) is in the centre, and on his left is the Sub-Almoner (Preb. L. J. Percival). 2003 Lincs. Echo (Nexis) 10 June 26 One year later, Lincoln Cathedral had another Dean with the appointment of Sir Richard Kaye, sub-almoner to the King. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1587 |
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