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almsmen — alms·man || É‘ËmzmÉ™n n. recipient of charity; beggar … English contemporary dictionary
Beadsman — Bedesman, or beadsman (Med. Eng. bede, prayer, fromO. Eng. biddan, to pray; literally a man of prayer ) was generallya pensioner or almsman whose duty it was to pray for his benefactor.In Scotland there were public almsmen supported bythe king… … Wikipedia
Edinburgh — • Derives its name from the time (about A.D. 620) when the fortress of Edwin s burgh was raised on a lofty spur of the Pentland Hills, overlooking the Firth of Forth, and established the Anglian dominion in the northern part of the Northumbrian… … Catholic encyclopedia
Wilbraham's Almshouses, Nantwich — Wilbraham s Almshouses, 112–116 Welsh Row, Nantwich The Wilbraham s Almshouses, also known as the Wilbraham Almshouses, are six former almshouses in Nantwich, Cheshire, England, located on the north side of Welsh Row at numbers 112–116 (at … Wikipedia
Almsfolk — Alms folk ([add]mz f[=o]k ), n. Persons supported by alms; almsmen. [Archaic] Holinshed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
William Waynflete — Infobox bishopbiog name = William Waynflete religion =Catholic See =Diocese of Winchester Title = Bishop of Winchester Period = 1447 ndash;1486 Predecessor = Henry Cardinal Beaufort Successor =Peter Courtenay ordination = bishops = post = date of … Wikipedia
Ewelme — is a village and civil parish in the South Oxfordshire district of the county of Oxfordshire in England.The village lies in a little picturesque valley, four miles east of the town of Wallingford. Its name derives from the remarkably fine spring… … Wikipedia
Bancroft's School — This article is about the school in England. For the school in the United States, see Bancroft School. Bancroft s School Motto Unto God Only Be Honour and Glory Established 1737 … Wikipedia
List of Ordinances and Acts of the Parliament of England, 1642 to 1660 — This is a list of Ordinances and Acts of the Parliament of England from 1642 to 1660, during the English Civil War and the Interregnum.As King Charles I of England would not assent to Bills from a Parliament at war with him, decrees of Parliament … Wikipedia
almsman — /ahmz meuhn/, n., pl. almsmen. 1. a person supported by or receiving alms. 2. Archaic. a person who gives alms. [bef. 1000; ME almes man, OE aelmesman; see ALMS, MAN] Usage. See man. * * * … Universalium
(St.) Anthony, Hospital of — On the north side of Threadneedle Street (S. 181). In Broad Street Ward. Stow tells us that there was built on the site in 1231 a Jewish synagogue (ib.), but the site before 1254 was granted by H. III. to the brotherhood of St. Anthony of… … Dictionary of London
