Definitions for beggary
ˈbɛg ə ribeg·ga·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. beggary, begging, mendicancynoun

   a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)

2. beggary, mendicancy, mendicitynoun

   the state of being a beggar or mendicant

   "they were reduced to mendicancy"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. beggarynoun

   The state of a beggar; indigence, extreme poverty.

2. beggarynoun

   The fact or action of begging.

3. Etymology: From beggar.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Beggarynoun

   the act of begging; the state of being a beggar; mendicancy; extreme poverty

2. Beggarynoun

   beggarly appearance

3. Beggaryadjective

   beggarly

Matched Categories

1. • Indigence

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How to pronounce beggary?

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   British

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   Australian

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How to say beggary in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of beggary in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of beggary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=beggary
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Beggary
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=beggary
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beggary
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=beggary