almshousen.

Brit.

/ˈɑːmzhaʊs/, U.S.

/ˈɑ(l)mzˌ(h)aʊs/

Forms:

α. see alms n. and house n.¹

β. 1600s allmehouse, 1600s almehouse, 1700s– almhouse.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: alms n., house n.¹

Etymology: < alms n. + house n.¹Also attested in field names, as Knollesalmeshous , Pontefract, West Riding, Yorkshire (1406), the Almes howse in Kirgat , Leeds, West Riding, Yorkshire (1583). On the β. forms see note at alms n. With sense 2 compare Old High German alamuosanhūs in similar use.

1. Originally: a house for the accommodation or support of the poor or needy; esp. a house (often one of a group) established for this purpose in a particular parish or municipality. In later use more usually: a building formerly used for this purpose.Such houses are usually maintained by an endowment left by a private individual or raised by public subscription, or (formerly esp. in the United States) out of local public funds.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > institutional homes > [noun] > for the poor, infirm, etc.

bead-housec1160

spittle?c1225

spittle-housec1315

maison dieu1354

almshouse1395

hospital14..

God's house1425

hospitality1571

townhouse1597

guest house1600

gifts1651

college1694

asylum1776

hospice1818

group home1873

pogey1891

α.

12 Concl. Lollards (Trin. Hall Cambr.) in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1907) 22 299 Þis is þe false ground of almesse dede, on þe qwiche alle almes houses of Ingelond ben wikkidly igroundid.

1423 in R. W. Chambers & M. Daunt Bk. London Eng. (1931) 147 (MED) An Almeshous for þe powre Bretheren and sustren of þe craffte and Fraternite of þe Brewers of london.

1509 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 111 The seyd poor dwellyng in y^e seyd almeshowsyn.

1606 No-body & Some-body sig. B4 He..for widdowes buildes Almes-houses, Spittles, and large Hospitals.

1642 in Jrnl. Cork Hist. & Archaeol. Soc. (1896) 296 That night they quartered in the Schoole-house and the Almes-house of Lismore.

1653 J. Davies tr. C. Sorel Extravagant Shepherd i. 20 He would..send him to the Almshouse, to keep company with such fools as they dispose thither.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 549. ¶3 I may build an Alms-house..for a Dozen superannuated Husbandmen.

1756 M. Calderwood Lett. & Jrnls. (1884) i. 19 If they came to old age, seldom spend it in the country, but oftener in an alms-house.

1858 N. Wiseman Recoll. Last Four Popes 238 Humble alms-houses founded by an eminent merchant.

1872 Wiltshire Archæol. & Nat. Hist. Mag. 13 294 Other almshouses have been erected by public subscription for the benefit of clothiers and others.

1937 L. W. Lancaster Govt. Rural Amer. xii. 312 Laws permitting joint maintenance of county almshouses exist in Virginia, Illinois, Minnesota, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, South Dakota, Oregon and perhaps other states.

1951 R. Harling Paper Palace (1952) 237 An aged character who should by rights have been dozing out his days in an olde-worlde almshouse.

2003 Yours Oct. 111/3 My first call was to a row of almshouses... I found Stamfordian Bernard Ward enjoying the sunshine in the beautifully kept gardens.

β. 1601 F. Godwin Catal. Bishops of Eng. 311 He was a benefactor vnto the Uicars close, & to the almehouse.1662 in Rec. Early Hist. Boston (1881) VII. 7 Itt is Ordered..to receiue Mr Webbs Legacie..for the erecting of an Allmehouse.1759 Owen's Weekly Chron. 3 Feb. 47/1 [He] was attacked in Old Broad-street, near the Almhouses.1830 ‘J. Warton’ Death-bed Scenes (ed. 4) I. vii. 336 If you are so kind as to put me into the Almhouses, there I shall be, and very contented too, for the rest of my life.1855 Frederick Douglass' Paper (Rochester, N.Y.) 14 Sept. 2/6 Treat us as well as you treat the foreigners swarming in your midst, those who fill your jails, and alm-houses, as well as build them.1899 H. H. Powers in R. T. Ely Polit. Econ., Polit. Sci. & Sociol. 780/2 In the worst managed almhouses, there is sometimes not adequate means of separating the sexes.1989 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 11 Mar. You can still find rows of houses, such as the almhouses in Chipping Campden, looking exactly like they did 400 years ago.

†2. A house in a monastery, convent, etc., for the accommodation of guests, or from which alms were distributed. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > artefacts > monastic property (general) > monastery or convent > parts of monastery > [noun] > guesthouse

almshouse1440

xenodochy?c1550

forastery1604

xenodochium1612

hospitium1650

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 10 Almesshowse, xenodochium.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	almshouse
释义	almshousen. Brit. /ˈɑːmzhaʊs/, U.S. /ˈɑ(l)mzˌ(h)aʊs/ Forms: α. see alms n. and house n.¹ β. 1600s allmehouse, 1600s almehouse, 1700s– almhouse. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: alms n., house n.¹ Etymology: < alms n. + house n.¹Also attested in field names, as Knollesalmeshous , Pontefract, West Riding, Yorkshire (1406), the Almes howse in Kirgat , Leeds, West Riding, Yorkshire (1583). On the β. forms see note at alms n. With sense 2 compare Old High German alamuosanhūs in similar use. 1. Originally: a house for the accommodation or support of the poor or needy; esp. a house (often one of a group) established for this purpose in a particular parish or municipality. In later use more usually: a building formerly used for this purpose.Such houses are usually maintained by an endowment left by a private individual or raised by public subscription, or (formerly esp. in the United States) out of local public funds. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > institutional homes > [noun] > for the poor, infirm, etc. bead-housec1160 spittle?c1225 spittle-housec1315 maison dieu1354 almshouse1395 hospital14.. God's house1425 hospitality1571 townhouse1597 guest house1600 gifts1651 college1694 asylum1776 hospice1818 group home1873 pogey1891 α. 12 Concl. Lollards (Trin. Hall Cambr.) in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1907) 22 299 Þis is þe false ground of almesse dede, on þe qwiche alle almes houses of Ingelond ben wikkidly igroundid. 1423 in R. W. Chambers & M. Daunt Bk. London Eng. (1931) 147 (MED) An Almeshous for þe powre Bretheren and sustren of þe craffte and Fraternite of þe Brewers of london. 1509 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 111 The seyd poor dwellyng in y^e seyd almeshowsyn. 1606 No-body & Some-body sig. B4 He..for widdowes buildes Almes-houses, Spittles, and large Hospitals. 1642 in Jrnl. Cork Hist. & Archaeol. Soc. (1896) 296 That night they quartered in the Schoole-house and the Almes-house of Lismore. 1653 J. Davies tr. C. Sorel Extravagant Shepherd i. 20 He would..send him to the Almshouse, to keep company with such fools as they dispose thither. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 549. ¶3 I may build an Alms-house..for a Dozen superannuated Husbandmen. 1756 M. Calderwood Lett. & Jrnls. (1884) i. 19 If they came to old age, seldom spend it in the country, but oftener in an alms-house. 1858 N. Wiseman Recoll. Last Four Popes 238 Humble alms-houses founded by an eminent merchant. 1872 Wiltshire Archæol. & Nat. Hist. Mag. 13 294 Other almshouses have been erected by public subscription for the benefit of clothiers and others. 1937 L. W. Lancaster Govt. Rural Amer. xii. 312 Laws permitting joint maintenance of county almshouses exist in Virginia, Illinois, Minnesota, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, South Dakota, Oregon and perhaps other states. 1951 R. Harling Paper Palace (1952) 237 An aged character who should by rights have been dozing out his days in an olde-worlde almshouse. 2003 Yours Oct. 111/3 My first call was to a row of almshouses... I found Stamfordian Bernard Ward enjoying the sunshine in the beautifully kept gardens. β. 1601 F. Godwin Catal. Bishops of Eng. 311 He was a benefactor vnto the Uicars close, & to the almehouse.1662 in Rec. Early Hist. Boston (1881) VII. 7 Itt is Ordered..to receiue Mr Webbs Legacie..for the erecting of an Allmehouse.1759 Owen's Weekly Chron. 3 Feb. 47/1 [He] was attacked in Old Broad-street, near the Almhouses.1830 ‘J. Warton’ Death-bed Scenes (ed. 4) I. vii. 336 If you are so kind as to put me into the Almhouses, there I shall be, and very contented too, for the rest of my life.1855 Frederick Douglass' Paper (Rochester, N.Y.) 14 Sept. 2/6 Treat us as well as you treat the foreigners swarming in your midst, those who fill your jails, and alm-houses, as well as build them.1899 H. H. Powers in R. T. Ely Polit. Econ., Polit. Sci. & Sociol. 780/2 In the worst managed almhouses, there is sometimes not adequate means of separating the sexes.1989 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 11 Mar. You can still find rows of houses, such as the almhouses in Chipping Campden, looking exactly like they did 400 years ago. †2. A house in a monastery, convent, etc., for the accommodation of guests, or from which alms were distributed. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > monastic property (general) > monastery or convent > parts of monastery > [noun] > guesthouse almshouse1440 xenodochy?c1550 forastery1604 xenodochium1612 hospitium1650 Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 10 Almesshowse, xenodochium. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1395
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