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Speenhamland

Speenhamland is the ellipsis of Speenhamland system.

Meaning of Speenhamland system

Proper noun

the Speenhamland system

  1. (historical) A form of outdoor relief intended to mitigate rural poverty in England and Wales around the beginning of the 19th century.

Phrases with Speenhamland

Questions about Speenhamland

What is Speenhamland the ellipsis of?
Speenhamland is the ellipsis of Speenhamland system.

Words near Speenhamland in the dictionary

  1. speelless
  2. Speelman
  3. Speelmans
  4. speels
  5. Speen
  6. Speenhamland
  7. Speenhamland system
  8. speer
  9. speered
  10. speering
  11. speerings

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Speenhamland (page history and authors); Speenhamland system (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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