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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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remittance man
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Derogatory term in the colonies from the mid-19C for the type of emigrant supported by funds from Britain, the implication being that he had been bribed to leave. Such a man was defined in 1849 as a 'ne'er-do-well living in the colonies on quarterly remittances received from friends at home'.
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