almshouse

  • 21almshouse — alms•house [[t]ˈɑmzˌhaʊs[/t]] n. pl. hous•es [[t] ˌhaʊ zɪz[/t]] 1) brit. a private establishment for housing the poor 2) brit. poorhouse • Etymology: 1350–1400 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 22almshouse — /ˈamzhaʊs/ (say ahmzhows) noun a house endowed to give free or cheap accommodation to the poor …

  • 23almshouse — A house provided by a city, town, or county for the reception and support of the poor; a house appropriated for the poor. Association for Colored Orphans v City of New York, 104 NY 581, 12 NE 279, 281. See county farm …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 24almshouse — n. hist. a house founded by charity for the poor …

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  • 25Blockley Almshouse — The Blockley Almshouse, also known as Philadelphia General Hospital was a charity hospital and poorhouse located in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. History Built by the city in the former Blockley Township on land purchased from the Andrew Hamilton… …

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  • 26Short Stay Apartment Almshouse — (Гаага,Нидерланды) Категория отеля: Адрес: Denneweg 76, Гаага центр города …

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  • 27Greene County Almshouse — Infobox nrhp name = Greene County Almshouse nrhp type = caption = location = Greene County, Illinois, USA nearest city = Carrollton locmapin=Illinois lat degrees = 39 lat minutes = 17 lat seconds = 48 lat direction = N long degrees = 90 long… …

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  • 28Rockland Almshouse — Infobox nrhp | name =Rockland Almshouse nrhp type = caption = location= Rockland, Massachusetts lat degrees = 42 lat minutes = 6 lat seconds = 52 lat direction = N long degrees = 70 long minutes = 54 long seconds = 45 long direction = W locmapin …

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  • 29Hammond's Almshouse —    In Almshouse Yard, Snow Hill.    Founded by Edmund Hammond, 1651, for poor Haberdashers (Dodsley, 1761 Elmes, 1831).    Not named in the maps …

    Dictionary of London

  • 30Bayning's Almshouse —    In Gunpowder Alley, Crutched Friars. Erected in 1631 by Viscount Sudbury (Dodsley, 1761).    Not named in the maps …

    Dictionary of London