indigency

Variant of indigence

indigence definition

in·di·gence (in′di jəns)

noun

the condition of being indigent
also indigency in′·di·gency

Etymology: OFr < L indigentia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.