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alms-house

alms-house is the alternative spelling of almshouse.

Meaning of almshouse

Noun

almshouse (plural almshouses)

  1. A building of residence for the poor, sick or elderly of a parish. Originally founded by the Church, and usually funded by charitable donations.
    • Much they saw, and far they went, and many homes they visited, but always with a happy end. The Spirit stood beside sick beds, and they were cheerful; on foreign lands, and they were close at home; by struggling men, and they were patient in their greater hope; by poverty, and it was rich. In...1843 December 19, Charles Dickens, “Stave Three. The Second of the Three Spirits.”, in A Christmas Carol. […], London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC, page 116
    Synonyms:
    poorhouse

Forms of alms-house

pluralalms-houses

Questions about alms-house

What is alms-house the alternative spelling of?
Alms-house is the alternative spelling of almshouse.

Words near alms-house in the dictionary

  1. alms-deeds
  2. alms-fee
  3. alms-fees
  4. alms-folk
  5. alms-folks
  6. alms-house
  7. alms-houses
  8. almsdeed
  9. almsdeeds
  10. Almses
  11. almsfee

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