Meaning almshouse
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almshousemid-15c., from alms + house (n.).
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almshouseNonsense / foolishness
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almshouseprivately funded lodgings for the poor, as opposed to the workhouse, which was publicly funded.
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almshouseAn establishment, usually funded by a charitable endowment, providing free or subsidised accommodation for the elderly poor of good character, and typically constructed as a row of small self-containe [..]
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almshousePrivately endowed or public Charities or institutions receiving and supporting the Aged or infirm poor. They sometimes functioned as centers of Health care before the establishment of formal Hospitals [..]
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