Definition of Speenhamland system in English:

Speenhamland system

nounˈspiːnəmland

historical

A system of poor relief first adopted in the late 18th century and established throughout rural England in succeeding years.
〈史〉斯品汉姆兰制度（18世纪末开始的一种济贫制度，后在整个英格兰农村地区确立）
Example sentencesExamples
- The Speenhamland system, named after a meeting held in Speenhamland in 1795, was intended to help the rural poor.
- The Speenhamland system was expensive to maintain, but it persisted until 1834, when a revised, much harsher Poor Law was voted through parliament.
- In effect, the Speenhamland system set a maximum as well as a minimum standard of living.
- Over the next decades, though never formally implemented in law, the basic principles of the Speenhamland system became widely adopted.
- In 1793, the state gave allowances to wives and children of soldiers called to the militia, possibly providing a precedent for the Speenhamland system of 1795.

Origin

First adopted in Speenhamland, an English village near Newbury, Berks.

词汇	Speenhamland system
释义	Definition of Speenhamland system in English: Speenhamland system nounˈspiːnəmland historical A system of poor relief first adopted in the late 18th century and established throughout rural England in succeeding years. 〈史〉斯品汉姆兰制度（18世纪末开始的一种济贫制度，后在整个英格兰农村地区确立） Example sentencesExamples The Speenhamland system, named after a meeting held in Speenhamland in 1795, was intended to help the rural poor. The Speenhamland system was expensive to maintain, but it persisted until 1834, when a revised, much harsher Poor Law was voted through parliament. In effect, the Speenhamland system set a maximum as well as a minimum standard of living. Over the next decades, though never formally implemented in law, the basic principles of the Speenhamland system became widely adopted. In 1793, the state gave allowances to wives and children of soldiers called to the militia, possibly providing a precedent for the Speenhamland system of 1795. Origin First adopted in Speenhamland, an English village near Newbury, Berks.
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