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Beggary
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. The act of begging; the state of being a beggar; mendicancy; extreme poverty.
2. Beggarly appearance. [R.] The freedom and the beggary of the old studio. Thackeray.
Synonyms: Indigence; want; penury; mendicancy.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Beggarly. [Obs.] B. Jonson.