SPEENHAMLAND SYSTEM


Meaning of SPEENHAMLAND SYSTEM in English

(ˈ)spēn|hamlənd- noun

Usage: usually capitalized 1st S

Etymology: from Speenhamland, England, where it was first used

: a system of supplementing rural wage payments from local taxes first used in England in the latter part of the 18th century

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