poorhouse

• Substantivo histórico que designa uma instituição financiada pelo Estado ou por caridade, onde pobres e desabrigados recebiam moradia e sustento em troca, muitas vezes, de trabalho. Também pode se referir, em sentido figurado, a um lugar ou situação de extrema pobreza.

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.

   Asilo de mendigos

   • 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.

   Sinônimosworkhouse