beggary Definition
beg·gary (beg′ər ē)
noun pl. -·gar·ies
- extreme poverty
- the act of begging or state of being a beggar
- beggars as a group
Etymology: ME beggerie < beggere, beggar
beggary Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
absolute: The monks were at times, and that only too frequently, reduced to absolute beggary and want.
Browse dictionary entries near beggary
- ‹ beggarweed
- ‹ beggarly
- ‹ beggar-thy-neighbor policies
- ‹ beggar's-ticks
- ‹ beggar's-lice
- ‹ beggar
- ‹ beget
- ‹ began
- ‹ beg
- ‹ befuddled

