- poor-rate
- ˈpuəreɪt сущ. налог в пользу бедных местный налог в пользу бедных poor-rate налог в пользу бедных
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poor-rate
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Poor rate — Poor Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
poor rate — noun Etymology: poor (II) : an assessment levied for the relief of the poor * * * poor rate noun (historical) A rate or tax for the support of the poor • • • Main Entry: ↑poor … Useful english dictionary
Poor rate — In Britain, under the 1601 Elizabethan Poor Law the poor rate was a tax on property levied on the parish which was used to provide poor relief to the parish poor. The tax was collected by local magistrates or Overseers of the Poor … Wikipedia
poor rate — noun historical a local tax levied by a parish to finance the relief or support of the poor … English new terms dictionary
poor rate — A tax levied to raise money for the relief and care of the paupers living in the district … Ballentine's law dictionary
poor-rate — … Useful english dictionary
Poor Laws — • Those legal enactments which have been made at various periods of the world s history in many countries for the relief of various forms of distress and sickness prevailing amongst the destitute. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Poor… … Catholic encyclopedia
Poor — Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poor law — Poor Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poor man's treacle — Poor Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poor man's weatherglass — Poor Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
