Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Almshouses

Arabic translation:

بيت الفقراء/مأوى أو ملجأ (إيواء) فقراء وعجزة

Added to glossary by Ahmed Badawy
Nov 3, 2011 23:26
12 yrs ago
English term

Almshouses

English to Arabic Social Sciences Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Almshouses are charitable housing provided to enable people (typically elderly people who can no longer work to earn enough to pay rent) to live in a particular community. They are often targeted at the poor of a locality, at those from certain forms of previous employment, or their widows, and are generally maintained by a charity or the trustees of a bequest.
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Nov 3, 2011 23:26: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

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بيت الفقراء/مأوى أو ملجأ (إيواء) فقراء وعجزة

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agree Majdi Sharabati
1 hr
شكرًا جزيلاً
agree Haytham Boles : مأوى، ملجأ (للفقراء إلخ) - المورد الحديث: قاموس انكليزي - عربي. أحسنت صنعاً يا أحمد ترجمة دقيقة
4 hrs
شكرًا جزيلاً على هذا التعليق الجميل
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