poor raten.

Brit.

/ˈpɔːreɪt/,

/ˈpʊəreɪt/, U.S.

/ˈpʊr ˌreɪt/,

/ˈpɔr ˌreɪt/

Forms:

α. See poor adj. and n.¹ and rate n.¹

β. 1600s–1700s poors rate, 1700s–1800s poor's rate; also Scottish 1800s puirs rate, 1900s peer's rate.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poor n.¹, rate n.¹

Etymology: < poor n.¹ + rate n.¹ In β forms < the genitive of poor n.¹ + rate n.¹

Now historical.

A rate or assessment for the relief or support of the poor.In Britain such rates were administered at the parish level.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > local or municipal taxes or dues > [noun] > rates > for relief of poor

poor rate1601

poor tax1703

α.

1601 Acct.-bk. W. Wray in Antiquary (1896) 32 80 ixs. xd..for the pur rait mony.

1701 C. Davenant Ess. Ways & Means Supplying War (ed. 3) 137 The Poor-Rate.., in the latter end of King Charles the Second's Reign, came to about 665,362 l.

1797 Monthly Mag. 3 74 The exorbitant poor-rates with which the public there have been burthened for some time past.

1823 S. T. Coleridge Table-talk 27 Apr. (1835) I. 27 The poor-rates are the consideration paid by..capitalists for having labour at demand.

1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. iii. ix. 730 Householders..paying poor-rates and borough-rates.

1948 G. W. Southgate Eng. Econ. Hist. (new ed.) xx. 175 The poor-rate was heavy in most parts of the country because of the doles which were paid to the labouring classes.

2000 T. May Victorian Workhouse 3/2 An Act of 1601 had laid down that each parish was to be responsible for the maintenance of its own paupers, the responsibility falling on annually appointed overseers who would have the power to levy a poor rate.

β. 1683 T. Ellwood Caution to Constables 14 Now is not every Contributer to the Poors Rate in that Parish, justly to excepted against as an Evidence in this Case.1752 Kirk-session Rec. 2 Feb. in Boharm Parish Mag. (1895) Nov. A call by letter..desiring a joint meeting of the Elders and Heritors for stenting the poors Rates of the parish.1782 F. Burney Cecilia V. ix. iv. 66 I pay the poor's rate, and that's what I call charity enough for any man.1818 Ld. Byron Beppo xlvi. 24 Poor's rate, Reform, my own, the nation's debt.1886 J. W. M'Laren T. Catchiron 15 I'm sair eneuch fashed wi' police-tax, puirs-rates, street minstrels,..withoot haein' mair rent tae pey.1924 Trans. Bch. Field Club 13 26 That's yer peer's rates.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	poor rate
释义	poor raten. Brit. /ˈpɔːreɪt/, /ˈpʊəreɪt/, U.S. /ˈpʊr ˌreɪt/, /ˈpɔr ˌreɪt/ Forms: α. See poor adj. and n.¹ and rate n.¹ β. 1600s–1700s poors rate, 1700s–1800s poor's rate; also Scottish 1800s puirs rate, 1900s peer's rate. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poor n.¹, rate n.¹ Etymology: < poor n.¹ + rate n.¹ In β forms < the genitive of poor n.¹ + rate n.¹ Now historical. A rate or assessment for the relief or support of the poor.In Britain such rates were administered at the parish level. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > local or municipal taxes or dues > [noun] > rates > for relief of poor poor rate1601 poor tax1703 α. 1601 Acct.-bk. W. Wray in Antiquary (1896) 32 80 ixs. xd..for the pur rait mony. 1701 C. Davenant Ess. Ways & Means Supplying War (ed. 3) 137 The Poor-Rate.., in the latter end of King Charles the Second's Reign, came to about 665,362 l. 1797 Monthly Mag. 3 74 The exorbitant poor-rates with which the public there have been burthened for some time past. 1823 S. T. Coleridge Table-talk 27 Apr. (1835) I. 27 The poor-rates are the consideration paid by..capitalists for having labour at demand. 1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. iii. ix. 730 Householders..paying poor-rates and borough-rates. 1948 G. W. Southgate Eng. Econ. Hist. (new ed.) xx. 175 The poor-rate was heavy in most parts of the country because of the doles which were paid to the labouring classes. 2000 T. May Victorian Workhouse 3/2 An Act of 1601 had laid down that each parish was to be responsible for the maintenance of its own paupers, the responsibility falling on annually appointed overseers who would have the power to levy a poor rate. β. 1683 T. Ellwood Caution to Constables 14 Now is not every Contributer to the Poors Rate in that Parish, justly to excepted against as an Evidence in this Case.1752 Kirk-session Rec. 2 Feb. in Boharm Parish Mag. (1895) Nov. A call by letter..desiring a joint meeting of the Elders and Heritors for stenting the poors Rates of the parish.1782 F. Burney Cecilia V. ix. iv. 66 I pay the poor's rate, and that's what I call charity enough for any man.1818 Ld. Byron Beppo xlvi. 24 Poor's rate, Reform, my own, the nation's debt.1886 J. W. M'Laren T. Catchiron 15 I'm sair eneuch fashed wi' police-tax, puirs-rates, street minstrels,..withoot haein' mair rent tae pey.1924 Trans. Bch. Field Club 13 26 That's yer peer's rates. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1601
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