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Orphanage - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Orphanage : (noun)
1: the condition of being a child without living parents; "his
early orphanage shaped his character as an adult" [syn:
orphanhood]
2: a public institution for the care of orphans [syn: orphans'
asylum]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Orphanage : \Or"phan*age\, n.
1. The state of being an orphan; orphanhood; orphans,
collectively.
2. An institution or asylum for the care of orphans.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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ORPHANAGE, Eng. law. By the custom of London, when a freeman of that city
dies, his estate is divided into three parts, as follows: one third part to
the widow; another, to the children advanced by him in his lifetime, which
is called the orphanage; and the other third part may be by him disposed of
by will. Now, however, a freeman may dispose of his estate as he pleases;
but in cases of intestacy, the statute of distribution expressly excepts and
reserves the custom of London. Lov. on Wills, 102, 104; Bac. Ab. Custom of
London, C. Vide Legitime.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Orphanage |
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renzoalmario: @chariedeguzman sa Orphanage po ehh di ko pa po lam kung san |
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20QPotter: WON - the Muggle Orphanage |
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molls: "Her mouth was an Orphanage" |
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