almshouses
Homes for indigent
Almshouses are charitable housing for the poor, elderly, or infirm—residences provided at little or no cost by religious organizations, municipalities, or private benefactors.
The institution dates to medieval Europe, when such houses offered shelter to those who could not support themselves.
Some historic almshouses still operate today: The almshouses along the village green have housed pensioners since 1650.
Institution housing poor laborers
- VictorianOf a prim era
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- parishLocal church community
hospice · guild · charity · settlement · benefactor · endowment · bequest · patronage
Voluntary aid for others
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- bequestGift left by will
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
patronage · trust · foundation · benefactor · generosity · legacy · grant · deed
workhouse
Institution housing poor laborers
parish · hospice · guild · charity · settlement · benefactor · endowment · bequest · patronage · foundation
charity
Voluntary aid for others
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- bequestGift left by will
donation · patronage · trust · foundation · benefactor · generosity · legacy · grant · deed · stipend
courtyard
Enclosed open-air space
- quadrangleFour-sided figure or courtyard
- cottagesSmall rustic dwellings
- dormitoryStudent living building
cloister · gabled · brick · chapel · gatehouse · terrace · row · gardens · communal · chimney
elderly
Advanced in age
- pensionersRetired benefit recipients
- poorLacking sufficient resources
- widowsSurviving female spouses
infirm · destitute · aged · veterans · parishioners · indigent · needy · occupants · inmates · beneficiaries
- UK HousingVictorian terrace, council flats, council estates, back-to-back, social housing
- welfarewelfare, welfare reform, welfare system, SNAP benefits, public assistance
- welfare historypoor laws, poorhouses, workhouse, workhouses, poor relief
- housingapartments, home, homes, apartment, condo
- agingaging process, aging body, biological age, aging workforce, aging parents
- humanitarian aidaid, aid organizations, aid workers, disaster relief, aid agencies
almshousesmansions
Large, stately houses
palaces · estates · private estates · manor houses · châteaux