poor law

noun

a law or system of laws providing for the relief or support of the poor at public expense.

Origin of poor law

First recorded in 1745–55

Words nearby poor law

poor-do, poor farm, poorhouse, poorish, Poor Joe, poor law, poorly, poorly differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma, poor man's orange, poor mouth, poor rate

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Example sentences from the Web for poor law

In the course of the discussion, Mr. Lefroy bore testimony to the generally successful working of the Irish poor-law.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
Where there is accord between charity and the poor-law pauperism may be largely reduced.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8|Various
Recently she has visited Denmark and had the privilege of investigating the working of the Poor-law system.
Glimpses into the Abyss|Mary Higgs
The poor-law was merely a partial atonement for a vast and continuous process of plunder.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3)|Leslie Stephen

He said that the factory system was doomed; and that the poor-law could not much longer continue to exist.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 2/2|Camden Pelham

British Dictionary definitions for poor law

poor law

noun

English history a law providing for the relief or support of the poor from public, esp parish, funds

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单词	poor law
释义	poor law noun a law or system of laws providing for the relief or support of the poor at public expense. Origin of poor law First recorded in 1745–55 Words nearby poor law poor-do, poor farm, poorhouse, poorish, Poor Joe, poor law, poorly, poorly differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma, poor man's orange, poor mouth, poor rate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for poor law In the course of the discussion, Mr. Lefroy bore testimony to the generally successful working of the Irish poor-law. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.\|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan Where there is accord between charity and the poor-law pauperism may be largely reduced. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8\|Various Recently she has visited Denmark and had the privilege of investigating the working of the Poor-law system. Glimpses into the Abyss\|Mary Higgs The poor-law was merely a partial atonement for a vast and continuous process of plunder. The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3)\|Leslie Stephen He said that the factory system was doomed; and that the poor-law could not much longer continue to exist. The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 2/2\|Camden Pelham British Dictionary definitions for poor law poor law noun English history a law providing for the relief or support of the poor from public, esp parish, funds Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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