almoner's cupboard.
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almoner's cupboard. — See livery cupboard … Useful english dictionary
livery cupboard — noun : a free standing cupboard used for the storage of food and drink especially in the middle ages * * * a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food. Also called almoner s cupboard. [1565 75] * * * livery cupboard… … Useful english dictionary
livery cupboard — a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food. Also called almoner s cupboard. [1565 75] * * * … Universalium
Abbey — • A monastery canonically erected and autonomous, with a community of not fewer than twelve religious; monks under the government of an abbot; nuns under that of an abbess Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Abbey Abbey … Catholic encyclopedia
eleemosynaria — /elamosaneriya/ The place in a religious house where the common alms were deposited, and thence by the almoner distributed to the poor. In old English law, the aumerie, aumbry, or ambry; words still used in common speech in the north of England,… … Black's law dictionary
eleemosynaria — /elamosaneriya/ The place in a religious house where the common alms were deposited, and thence by the almoner distributed to the poor. In old English law, the aumerie, aumbry, or ambry; words still used in common speech in the north of England,… … Black's law dictionary
Pre-1773 History of the Jesuits — Society of Jesus, History of the (Before 1773) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of the Jesuits Before the 1773 Suppression Italy The history of the Jesuits in Italy was generally very peaceful. The only serious disturbances were… … Catholic encyclopedia