Why this word is great
ALMONER — [Noun] An official historically appointed to distribute alms or charity on behalf of a monarch, bishop, or institution. From Middle English aumener, aulmener, from Old French almosnier ("alms-giver"), from almosne ("alms"), from Late Latin eleemosyna ("alms, pity"), from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosynē, "pity, alms"). Unlike a benefactor, who originates the gift, or a philanthropist, who initiates grand charity from personal vision, the almoner is the designated hand, the impersonal intermediary of another's pious obligation. He is the rustle of a robe in a cathedral’s side-chapel, the clink of a single coin measured into a calloused palm, the silent figure standing between the radiant throne and the ragged crowd—a conduit for a grace that absolves the giver from ever touching the need.