almoign
/alˈmɔɪn/(also almoin) Now historical
noun
= frankalmoign. Sometimes in the fuller form free almoign (formerly also, in Scots and northern English, in the plural form free almons).
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in Robert Mannyng (d. c1338), poet and historian. From Anglo-Norman almon, almoine, almoigne, variants of almoisne, almosne alms, tenure by divine service, frankalmoign: see alms.