public charge
now chiefly US
noun
A thing which is the responsibility of the State; a person who is dependent upon the State for care or support.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in William Petty (1623–1687), natural philosopher and administrator in Ireland.
- ventral
- ventral fin
- ventrally
- ventre à terre
- ventricle
- ventricose
- ventricular
- ventriculography
- ventriloquial
- ventriloquise
- ventriloquism
- ventriloquist
- ventriloquize
- ventriloquy
- ventripotent
- ventrolateral
- ventrolaterally
- ventromedial
- ventromedially
- Ventura
- Ventura, Jesse
- venture
- venture capital
- venture capitalism
- venture capitalist