Actually, Hamilton used this term in ''Federalist'' no. 84 (1788): "The most considerable of the remaining objections is that the plan of the convention contains no bill of rights." And this sentence implies that the term was already in use in debate about the Constitution. [[User:ChrisFV|ChrisFV]] 14:34, 4 November 2009 (EST)
:"Bill of rights" is also used as a name for the act of the English Parliament of 1689 "Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown"; though I haven't been able to determine at what point in time it began to be referred to by this term. (It did not ''officially'' have this title until the Short Titles Act of 1896.) [[User:ChrisFV|ChrisFV]] 14:45, 4 November 2009 (EST)
== Welfare ==
Welfare is an interesting word to look at because of the change in meaning over time. While 'welfare' in the sense of 'the good of a person or group' is a very old word, dating back to the 1200's or earlier, 'welfare' in the sense of 'receiving financial aid from the government' appears to be a 20th century change, dating back to 1904 or thereabouts. Another example of liberal influence creeping into language over time, perhaps? --[[User:Benp|Benp]] 13:40, 2 September 2012 (EDT)