poor rate
Britishnoun
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List of persons assessed for poor rate in Southwark, April 6, 1609, in which Shakespeare’s name appears.
From A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles by Lee, Sidney, Sir
The Commission proposed a scheme by which the old Union grants within each county would be pooled and credited to the common fund in aid of the poor rate in that county.
From Against Home Rule (1912) The Case for the Union by Rosenbaum, S.
The system is bad, as it creates more claimants on your poor rate.
From A Danish Parsonage by Vicary, John Fulford
Under the old régime the landlord used to pay one-half of the poor rate and the occupier the other half.
From Ireland and the Home Rule Movement by McDonnell, Michael F. J.
In the obligation laid on parishes to support their poor workers, in the poor rate, in legal benevolence.
From Selected Essays by Stenning, H. J.
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