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almsperson

almsperson noun: a person who receives charitable assistance, especially at an almshouse.

Noun

almsperson (plural almspeople or almspersons)

  1. (historical, obsolete) A person who receives charitable assistance, especially at an almshouse.
    • Whiles we not only relieve them, but instruct them, as Bishop Hooper did his board of beggars, as Dʳ Tailour the Martyr did the Alms-people of Hadley, and other poor of his Parish.1647, John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Epistles, page 164
    • […] it should be order’d, That the Steward of the House be in Commission of the Peace within the Precincts of the House only, and authoriz’d to punish by limited Fines, or otherwise, any person that shall offer any Abuse to the poor Alms-people, or shall offer to make Sport at their Condition.1697, Daniel Defoe, An Essay upon Projects, page 189

Forms of almsperson

pluralalmspeople
pluralalmspersons

Origin of almsperson

From alms + person.

Questions about almsperson

What does almsperson mean?
Almsperson means a person who receives charitable assistance, especially at an almshouse.
What part of speech is almsperson?
Almsperson is a noun.
What is the plural of almsperson?
The plural of almsperson is almspeople.

Words near almsperson in the dictionary

  1. almshouses
  2. almsless
  3. almsman
  4. almsmen
  5. almspeople
  6. almsperson
  7. almspersons
  8. almswoman
  9. almswomen
  10. almucantar
  11. almucantar staff

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