beggary

1. n. The act of begging; the state of being a beggar; mendicancy; extreme poverty. Source: opted

2. n. Beggarly appearance. Source: opted

3. a. Beggarly. Source: opted

4. n. a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) Source: wordnet

5. n. the state of being a beggar or mendicant Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

7. Beggarly. [Obs.] B. Jonson. Source: adambom

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 Source: ecdict

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