2. A house in which idle and vicious persons are confined to
labor.
[1913 Webster]
3. A house where the town poor are maintained at public expense, and provided with labor; a poorhouse. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Workhouses — Workhouse Un Workhouse (foyer de travail), était un lieu qui accueillait au Royaume Uni les personnes incapables de subvenir seules à leur besoin. Ils pouvaient y vivre en échange de leur travail. L objectif était d arrêter de payer de l aide… … Wikipédia en Français
workhouses — n. shelter providing work; poorhouse for unemployed and criminals … English contemporary dictionary
РАБОТНЫЕ ДОМА — (Workhouses) приюты для бедняков в Англии 17 19 вв. Впервые появились в 17 в. Широкое развитие получили в силу Закона о бедных 1834, упразднившего систему выплаты приходами пособий по бедности. По этому закону 15 тыс. приходов Англии и Уэльса… … Советская историческая энциклопедия
Workhouse — Former workhouse in Nantwich, dating from 1780 In England and Wales a workhouse, colloquially known as a … Wikipedia
English Poor Laws — Poor Law redirects here. For the Poor Law systems of Scotland and Ireland, see Scottish Poor Laws and Irish Poor Laws. Although many deterrent workhouses developed in the period after the New Poor Law, some had already been built under the… … Wikipedia
Poor Law — This article deals chiefly with the English Poor Laws covering England and Wales. For the laws regarding the other areas of the British Isles see Irish Poor Laws and Scottish Poor Law The Poor Law was the system for the provision of social… … Wikipedia
Elizabethan Poor Law (1601) — The Poor Law Act 1601 was also known as the Elizabethan Poor Law, 43rd Elizabeth [So called because the law was passed in the 43rd year of Elizabeth s reign] Old Poor Law after the passing of the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834. At the time of… … Wikipedia
Act for the Relief of the Poor 1601 — Old Poor Law redirects here. For the Old Poor Law which existed in Scotland between 1574 1845, see Old Scottish Poor Law. The Act for the Relief of the Poor 1601, popularly known as the Elizabethan Poor Law , 43rd Elizabeth [1] or the Old Poor… … Wikipedia
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