Beggary
Pronunciation : Beg"gar*y
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. beggerie. See Beggar, n.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Beg"gar*y
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Beggarly. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913