Bible Encyclopedias
Alms-Men
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
a name for male inmates of an almshouse, or house of charity. Some of the 16th-century almshouses were erected out of the spoils of the suppressed monastic institutions.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Alms-Men'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/a/alms-men.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.