单词 | poor money |
释义 | > as lemmaspoor money poor money n. (also formerly †poor's money) money collected for distribution to the poor. ΚΠ 1702 in H. Paton Session Bk. Wigtown (1934) 32 To require at least he would give in twintie three pounds Scots of the poors money that is in his hand. 1713 G. Ritschel Acct. Certain Charities 12 A Note of the Poor-Money belonging to the Parish of Allendale. 1826 Times 17 May 2/6 From 1817, 1818, when wheat was at 90s., and the poor money amounted to 7,890,000l., there had been to 1822 a rapid and interrupted reduction of that very harassing impost. 2002 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) (Nexis) 17 Oct. 3 The parish records contained details of the discipline, collections, distribution of poor money, marriages, baptisms and burials. < as lemmas |
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