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come upon the parish

come upon the parish phrase: to have one's living supported by charity from a parish.

Phrase

come upon the parish

  1. (dated) To have one's living supported by charity from a parish.
    • They generally, therefore, choose to come upon the parish.1776, Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume 1, 1809, Mundell, Doig, and Stevenson, page 187
    • The business of tradesmen and manufacturers must therefore fall off; and they, too, will discharge servants and working people: many of these must come upon the parish, for it will be impossible for them to procure employment, and the poor-rate will increase as the ability to pay it decreases.1831, Francis Place, An Essay on the State of the Country, Innes, page 9

Synonyms of come upon the parish

Questions about come upon the parish

What does come upon the parish mean?
Come upon the parish means to have one's living supported by charity from a parish.
What part of speech is come upon the parish?
Come upon the parish is a phrase.

Words near come upon the parish in the dictionary

  1. come up with
  2. come up with snake eyes
  3. come up with the goods
  4. come up with the rations
  5. come upon
  6. come upon the parish
  7. come upon the town
  8. come what may
  9. come with
  10. come with it
  11. come with the territory

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