almshouse
noun/ˈɑːmzhaʊs/
/ˈɑːmzhaʊs/
- (in the past in the UK) a house owned by a charity where poor people (usually the old) lived without paying rentCultureAlmshouses were mostly built between the 16th and 19th centuries by rich local men, often in a row and in a grand style. Many older British towns have almshouses.Topics Houses and homesc2
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