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Eleemosyna regis, and eleemosyna aratri, or carucarum

for every plough in England towards the support of the poor, Leg. Ethel. c. i.

Ex officio

justices of the peace were ex officio guardians of the poor. An ex officio appointment that the appointment is by virtue

Eleemosynary corporations

this kind are all hospitals for the maintenance of the poor, sick, and impotent, and all colleges, both in our universities

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Family

and is liberally construed, and includes brothers and sisters in poor financial circumstances for whom the insane ward, if competent, would

Faqueer, or fakir

Faqueer, or fakir, a poor man, mendicant; a religious beggar, Indian.

Consolidation Acts (English)

Act, 1911, the Forgery Act, 1913, the Companies Act,1929, the Poor Law Act, 1930, the Local Government Act, 1933, the County

Gleaning, Leasing, or Lesing

or Lesing. No right exists at Common Law for the poor to enter on a person's land and glean after harvest,

Hospitals

a hospital for the sustenance and relief of 'the maimed, poor, needy, or impotent people'; but no such hospital may be

Indigent defendant

Indigent defendant, means a person who is too poor to hire a lawyer and who, upon indictment, becomes eligible

First fruits

from the Crown to the Church for the augmentation of poor livings, by 2 & 3 Anne, c. 11. The holders

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