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11indigent — indigently, adv. /in di jeuhnt/, adj. 1. lacking food, clothing, and other necessities of life because of poverty; needy; poor; impoverished. 2. Archaic. a. deficient in what is requisite. b. destitute (usually fol. by of). n. 3. a person who is… …
12indigent — in•di•gent [[t]ˈɪn dɪ dʒənt[/t]] adj. 1) lacking the necessities of life because of poverty; needy; poor; impoverished 2) archaic a) deficient in what is requisite b) destitute (usu. fol. by of) 3) a person who is indigent • Etymology: 1350–1400; …
13indigent — 1. adjective /ˈɪndɪʤənt/ Poor; destitute; in need. I had since my introduction to the prince been sensitive to the fact that he must think an obviously indigent soldier of fortune will sooner or later open the subject of a subscription to the… …
14poor person — A pauper; an indigent or destitute person. 41 Am J2d Poor L § 4. Any person in immediate need of means for obtaining food, clothing, shelter, or medical care, without reference to whether or not he has relatives liable for his support. Goodale v… …
15indigent — [ ɪndɪdʒ(ə)nt] adjective poor; needy. noun a needy person. Derivatives indigence noun Origin ME: via OFr. from late L. indigent , indigere to lack …
16indigent — 1. adjective indigent families Syn: poor, impecunious, destitute, penniless, impoverished, insolvent, poverty stricken; needy, in need, hard up, disadvantaged, badly off; informal (flat) broke, strapped (for cash), on skid row, down and out;… …
17indigent — adj 1. poverty stricken, impoverished, penurious, impecunious, beggared, pauperized; destitute, poor, needy, necessitous, barefoot, ragged, bad off, badly off; beggarly, mendicant; pinched, straitened, distressed, Inf. strapped, Inf. up against… …
18indigent — in·di·gent || ɪndɪdÊ’É™nt adj. poor, impoverished, needy, destitute n. poor person, one who lacks money and other basic necessities …
19Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor — The Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor was a charitable organization founded in London in 1786 to provide sustenance for distressed people of African and Asian origin. It became a crucial organization in the subsequent proposal to form a… …
20beggar — I. n. Mendicant, pauper, starveling, poor or indigent person. II. v. a. 1. Impoverish, ruin, render poor, reduce to poverty, bring to want. 2. Exhaust, surpass, exceed, baffle, go beyond, be above, put at fault, show to be inadequate …
