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almshouses

almshouses is the plural 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 almshouses

alternative formarmshouses

Questions about almshouses

What is almshouses the plural of?
Almshouses is the plural of almshouse.

Words near almshouses in the dictionary

  1. almsgiver
  2. almsgivers
  3. almsgiving
  4. almsgivings
  5. almshouse
  6. almshouses
  7. almsless
  8. almsman
  9. almsmen
  10. almspeople
  11. almsperson

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