Speenhamland system

English

Etymology

Named after a 1795 meeting in Speenhamland, Berkshire, where local magistrates devised the system.

Proper noun

the Speenhamland system

  1. (historical) A form of outdoor relief intended to mitigate rural poverty in England and Wales around the beginning of the 19th century.
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