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beggary |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Beggary \Beg"gar*y\, a. Beggarly. [Obs.] --B. Jonson From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Beggary \Beg"gar*y\, n. [OE. beggerie See {Beggar}, n.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: beggary n : a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) [syn: {begging}, {mendicancy}]
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