Main Entry:

in·di·gent

Pronunciation:

\ˈin-di-jənt\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Middle English, from Middle French, from Old French, from Latin indigent-, indigens, present participle of indigēre to need, from Old Latin indu + Latin egēre to need; perhaps akin to Old High German echerode poor

Date:

15th century

1: suffering from indigence : impoverished2 aarchaic : deficient barchaic : totally lacking in something specified

— indigent noun