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 : impoverished
2 a archaic : deficient b archaic : totally lacking in something specified

— indigent noun