Usually means: Administrator for local poverty relief.
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  1. overseer of the poor: Merriam-Webster
  2. overseer of the poor: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. overseer of the poor: Collins English Dictionary
  4. Overseer of the poor: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. Overseer of the Poor, Overseer of the poor: Legal dictionary

Definitions from Wikipedia (Overseer of the poor)

noun:  An overseer of the poor was an official who administered poor relief such as money, food, and clothing in England and various other countries which derived their law from England, such as the United States.


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