almsman
One receiving charity
An almsman is a person who receives alms—charitable gifts given to the poor.
The term is archaic, evoking a time when charity was dispensed more formally through churches or wealthy households.
An almswoman is the female equivalent, though almsman sometimes covered both.
The almsmen gathered at the monastery gate for their daily bread.
Designated asset receiver
- pensionerRetired payment recipient
- pauperPerson in extreme poverty
- indigentExtremely poor, lacking necessities
- mendicantOne who begs
supplicant · petitioner · dependent · ward · charge · inmate · resident · poor
Voluntary aid for others
- doleState benefit payments
- handoutFree distribution to recipients
- pittanceInsultingly small payment
- reliefEasing of distress
aid · assistance · welfare · benefaction · donation · offering · tithe · oblation
Earnest desperate requesting
- panhandlingSoliciting money from strangers
- solicitingActively seeking responses
- pleadingUrgent heartfelt request
- supplicationHumble plea for help
entreaty · importuning · cadging · scrounging · mooching · busking · vagrancy · destitution
beneficiary
Designated asset receiver
- pensionerRetired payment recipient
- pauperPerson in extreme poverty
- indigentExtremely poor, lacking necessities
mendicant · supplicant · petitioner · dependent · ward · charge · inmate · resident · poor · needy
charity
Voluntary aid for others
relief · aid · assistance · welfare · benefaction · donation · offering · tithe · oblation · stipend
begging
Earnest desperate requesting
- panhandlingSoliciting money from strangers
- solicitingActively seeking responses
- pleadingUrgent heartfelt request
supplication · entreaty · importuning · cadging · scrounging · mooching · busking · vagrancy · destitution · penury
poorhouse
Shelter for the destitute
- workhouseInstitution housing poor laborers
- hospiceTerminal illness comfort program
- asylumShelter from persecution
shelter · refuge · hospital · infirmary · monastery · priory · abbey · parish · church · guild
patron
Regular supporter or customer
- donorOne who contributes freely
- philanthropistDonor to charitable causes
- almonerDispenser of charitable relief
guardian · sponsor · supporter · provider · steward · warden · overseer · churchwarden · deacon · friar
- mendicantsFranciscan, Dominican, Carmelite, Augustinian, friar
almsmanbenefactor
One who gives aid
almsgiver · philanthropist · donor · patron · benefactress
almsmanman of means
Affluent individual
burgher · plutocrat · magnate · independent · provider
almsmanrich man
Affluent person
man of means · plutocrat · millionaire · magnate · tycoon
man, almighty, mankind, alms, almsgiving, almshouse, almsgiver, almshouses