almshouse
n.私立济贫院或养老院,公立救济院
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almshouse
n (Brit) house, founded by gifts of charity, where poor (usu old) people may live without paying rent 救济院(由慈善机关捐赠所设, 收容贫民, 通常为老人, 免房租).
almshouse
n[C]
in Britain in the past, a house where a poor person was allowed to live without paying rent