Thesaurus: beggary

Related headwords

Definitions

1. n. The act of begging; the state of being a beggar; mendicancy; extreme poverty.
2. n. Beggarly appearance.
3. a. Beggarly.
4. n. a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
5. n. the state of being a beggar or mendicant
6. 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. Syn. -- Indigence; want; penury; mendicancy. Beggarly. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
7. Beggarly. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
8. n. a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) n. the state of being a beggar or mendicant