"house of refuge" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: houses of refuge [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|houses of refuge}} house of refuge (plural houses of refuge)
  1. (historical) An institution for the shelter of destitute people. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-house_of_refuge-en-noun-QkJ~ENV4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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