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Definition of Pooris
1. poori [n] - See also: poori
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pooris
Literary usage of Pooris
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cases Decided by the House of Lords on Appeals and Writs of Error by Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords, Charles Hope Maclean, George Robinson (1840)
"... before pas- " ' sing this act.i If this does not mean that the annexed lands
were " still to pay pooris rates (as well as cess and statute labour money) ..."
2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1862)
"... being drawn through it, but it is still legible) : " Thair lent out of the
pooris money to the minister w* consent of the Session, 500 merks scottis. ..."
3. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of King's Bench: During by Great Britain Court of King's Bench, Archer Ryland (1826)
"... The money collected b? thc pooris rates is b? the same sta~ the money un- lute
directed to be paid into the hands of a treasurer ap- of the governors ..."
4. The Colonial Laws of Massachusetts: Reprinted from the Edition of 1672, with by Massachusetts, William Henry Whitmore, Boston (Mass.). City Council (1887)
"... pooris when 'hips ¡ill foul Provided that they be not carried to fray cut
above one year, nor be carried to any place where they may be liable to be ..."
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