释义 |
ptochogony|pt-, təʊˈkɒgənɪ| [f. as prec. + -γονία begetting, generation.] The begetting or production of beggars.
1839Syd. Smith Lett. to Archd. Singleton iii. ⁋21 The whole plan of the Bishop of London is a ptochogony—a generation of beggars. He purposes..to create a thousand livings of 130l per annum each. 1852H. L. Mansel Let. in Oxford Univ. Commission Evid. i. 20 It is..desirable that the dark as well as the bright side of academical ptochogony should be fully considered. |