Law Dictionary Definitions

alod. See ALLODIUM. [Blacks Law 8th]

alnager  (al-n<<schwa>>-j<<schwa>>r).  [Law  Latin]  Hist.  A  royal  official  responsible  for collecting taxes (the alnage) on woolen cloth. • The tax was abolished in 1699. [Blacks Law 8th]

alms land.Hist. Land held in frankalmoin. See FRANKALMOIN. [Blacks Law 8th]

almshouse.Archaic.  A  dwelling  for  the  publicly  or  privately  supported  poor  of  a  city  or county. [Blacks Law 8th]

alms fee.Hist. A fee held by frankalmoin. See FRANKALMOIN. [Blacks Law 8th]

alms (ahmz). Charitable donations; any type of relief bestowed on the poor. [Blacks Law 8th]

almoner  (al-m<<schwa>>-n<<schwa>>r).  A  person  charged  with  distributing  the  alms of  a monarch, religious house, or other institution. • This office was first instituted in religious houses and although formerly one of importance is now almost a sinecure. [Blacks Law 8th]

almoin. See FRANKALMOIN. [Blacks Law 8th]

almoign  (al-moyn).  [Law  French  “alms”]  1.  Alms;  a  church  treasury;  an  ecclesiastical possession. 2.FRANKALMOIN. [Blacks Law 8th]

almaria (al-mair-ee-<<schwa>>). [Latin “cupboard, bookcase”] The archives of a church  or library. — Also termed armaria. [Blacks Law 8th]