"charity boy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: charity boys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} charity boy (plural charity boys)
  1. (historical) A boy who attended school supported by a grant or scholarship. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-charity_boy-en-noun-e65RBcIG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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