beggaries

Variant of beggary

beggary definition

beg·gary (beg′ər ē)

noun pl. beggaries -·gar·ies

  1. extreme poverty
  2. the act of begging or state of being a beggar
  3. beggars as a group

Etymology: ME beggerie < beggere, beggar

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