What does beggary mean?
Definitions for beggary
ˈbɛg ə ribeg·ga·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
beggary, begging, mendicancynoun
a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
beggary, mendicancy, mendicitynoun
the state of being a beggar or mendicant
"they were reduced to mendicancy"
Wiktionary
beggarynoun
The state of a beggar; indigence, extreme poverty.
beggarynoun
The fact or action of begging.
Etymology: From beggar.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Beggarynoun
Indigence; poverty in the utmost degree.
Etymology: from beggar.
On he brought me into so bare a house, that it was the picture of miserable happiness and rich beggary. Philip Sidney, b. ii.
While I am a beggar, I will rail,
And say there is no sin, but to be rich:
And being rich, my virtue then shall be,
To say there is no vice, but beggary. William Shakespeare, King John.We must become not only poor for the present, but reduced, by further mortgages, to a state of beggary for endless years to come. Jonathan Swift.
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beggary
Beggary is the condition or act of being extremely poor and relying on begging for help, particularly asking for money or food from others to survive. It also refers to the status of being a beggar, typically living off alms on the streets.
Webster Dictionary
Beggarynoun
the act of begging; the state of being a beggar; mendicancy; extreme poverty
Beggarynoun
beggarly appearance
Beggaryadjective
beggarly
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of beggary in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of beggary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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