beggary

beg·gary

noun \ˈbe-gə-rē\

Definition of BEGGARY

1

: poverty, penury

2

: the class of beggars

3

: the practice of begging

Examples of BEGGARY

1. <too many people are homeless and living in shameful beggary in this country>

First Known Use of BEGGARY

14th century

Related to BEGGARY

Synonyms: poverty, destituteness, destitution, impecuniosity, impecuniousness, impoverishment, indigence, necessity, need, neediness, pauperism, penuriousness, penury, poorness, want

Antonyms: affluence, opulence, richness, wealth, wealthiness

Related Words: gutter, misery, woe, wretchedness; exigency; emergency, rainy day; austerity, deprivation, privation; bankruptcy, insolvency; belt-tightening, pinching, straitening

Near Antonyms: luxury, prosperity

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