pauper
pauper
noun
pauperdom
noun
pauperism
noun
pauperization
noun
pauperize
verb
noun
- a very poor person
穷人，贫民
■(historical)a recipient of relief under the provisions of the Poor Law or of public charity
(史)按《济贫法》领取救济金的人；靠救济度日者
pauperdom
noun
pauperism
noun
pauperization
noun
pauperize
verb
- (亦作 -ise)
- late 15th cent.: from Latin, literally poor'. The word's use in English originated in the Latin legal phrase in forma pauperis, literally 'in the form of a poor person' (allowing non-payment of costs)
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