poor relief
(UK, historical) and ecclesiastical action to relieve poverty.
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(UK, historical) and ecclesiastical action to relieve poverty.
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- poor65%
(attributive, _, only) Worthy of pity.
- ease62%
Relief, an end to discomfort, particularly.
- poor farm61%
(US, historical) A farm serving as a poorhouse, lodging poor people in exchange for their agricultural labor.
- relieving officer61%
(UK, historical) A person employed to evaluate the cases of people applying for relief, and to allocate funds or authorize entry to the workhouse.
- land poor60%
(US, idiomatic) In a condition of poverty as a result of inability to meet tax payments or other financial requirements for one's land holdings.