almshouse
almshouse
Definition
alms·house (-ho̵us′)
noun
- Archaic a home for people too poor to support themselves; poorhouse
- Brit. a privately endowed home for the disabled or aged poor
almshouse
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- endow: Among the property with which William Wynard endowed the almshouses was The White Hart Inn in South Street.
- found: By the church are a group of almshouses founded in 1610.
- erect: Up to 1834 In 1625, following a benefaction by William Cawley, Chichester erected almshouses on the east side of New Broyle Road.
- build: In 2000, the Estate built six almshouses in the nearby village of Burnham Market, which are now occupied by retired Estate employees.
- maintain: Findings 9. The Charity effectively manages and maintains the almshouses in accordance with its objects.
- have: Ashbourne for a small town is fortunate to have so many almshouses.
Preposition: for
- widow: Almshouses for six poor widows, &c, in the township.
- man: Founded in 1613 by Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton, as an almshouse for 21 local men.
Adjective modifier
- former: Housed in some former almshouses is the Geffrye Museum of the English Interior, which holds a few 19th C pictures.
- old: The adjacent Cowane's Hospital is an old almshouse dating from 1637.
- new: The College was obliged to build eight new Almshouses in Queens ' Lane.
- original: We pass some almshouses on our right that were established after the original almshouses in Shoreditch became the Geffrye Museum.
- small: Later, three small almshouses were built for poor widows.
- 17th: The delightful 17th century almshouses, comprise of eight modern two story units and two flats.
Modifies a noun
- charity: If we make a Scheme for a almshouse charity which is also a RSL, we should inform the Corporation of the fact.
- resident: In times gone by the almshouse residents would dine well on the remains.
- accommodation: Bristol Charities, which runs Bengough's House next door, is planning to redevelop the site with new almshouses accommodation for older people.
- management: Trustees may also be referred to " Standards of almshouse management " .
Noun used with modifier
