poorhouse

• Sustantivo histórico que designa una institución financiada por el estado o por caridad, donde se alojaba y asistía a personas pobres o sin hogar.

A historical noun referring to a publicly funded institution that provided housing for the poor and homeless.

1. Public institution for the poorB2formal

   A facility funded by the community to offer shelter and basic necessities to people who are impoverished or homeless.

   Casa de pobres

   • In the 19th century, many destitute families were forced to live in the poorhouse.
   • The local government established a poorhouse to support the homeless during the harsh winter.
   • Historical records show that conditions in the poorhouse were often overcrowded and unsanitary.

   Sinónimosworkhouse