ergastulum — meaning in English
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English meaning
- workhouse noun Historically, an institution where poor people were housed and required to work in exchange for food and shelter.
Senses
ergastulum is used for these senses in English:
- workhouse (US) A prison in which the sentence includes manual labour.
workhouse — full definition
- noun Historically, an institution where poor people were housed and required to work in exchange for food and shelter.
- noun A prison where inmates are required to perform manual labor as part of their sentence.