Definition of Indigint
In"di*gent (?), a. [L. indigent,
L. indigens, p. p. of indigere to stand in need of, fr.
OL. indu (fr. in- in) + L. egere to be needy, to
need.]
1. Wanting; void; free; destitute; -- used
with of. [Obs.] Bacon.
2. Destitute of property or means of
comfortable subsistence; needy; poor; in want; necessitous.
Indigent faint souls past corporal
toil. Shak.
Charity consists in relieving the
indigent. Addison.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- poor, destitute, in need.
*1974: I had since my introduction to the prince been sensitive to the fact that he must think an obviously indigent soldier of fortune will sooner or later open the subject of a subscription to the Greek Cause. — Guy Davenport, Tatlin!
- A person in need, or in poverty
*1975: I liked the streets best, so I walked and stared, and slept in a Salvation Army hostel for indigents. But I was no indigent; I was rich in feeling, and that was a luxury I had rarely known. — Robertson Davies, World of Wonders
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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