beggary

Speech parts

1. beggary - Noun

2. beggary - Adjective

Meaning

The act of begging; the state of being a beggar; mendicancy; extreme poverty.

Beggarly.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

mendicancy want begging indigence penury mendicity need lack difficulty poverty deficit necessity famine shortage deficiency
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Antonyms

clover bliss success content boom achievement
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Hypernyms

need indigence solicitation penury pauperization pauperism

Examples

they were reduced to mendicancy Source: Internet

In the 1970 and 1980s came a broadening to such topics as historical demography; living standards and lifestyles; beggary and crime; and the history of culture and mind-sets. Source: Internet

Saperstein, 446. In 1777, she wrote of the Jews: "I know of no greater plague than this race, which on account of its deceit, usury and avarice is driving my subjects into beggary. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

beggarweed beggarwise beggarwoman begge begged begged the question