| 单词 | parochial board |
| 释义 | > as lemmasparochial board parochial board n. now historical (in Scotland) an elective board charged with the administration of the Poor Law in a parish (later merged in the Parish Council). ΚΠ 1846 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 9 340 A clause in the Poor Law Bill lately passed for Scotland, requiring of the parochial boards to provide ‘medical relief, cordials, and other comforts for the sick poor.’ 1923 A. A. Cormack Poor Relief 137 The Parochial Board, representing the owners of property and only the large rate-payers, was always anxious to keep down expenses. 1994 T. Byrne Local Govt. in Brit. (ed. 6) ii. 32 In 1845, following a Royal Commission report, elected parochial boards were established to take over responsibility for the relief of the non-ablebodied poor. < as lemmas |
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