Associations to the word «Beggary»
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Wiktionary
BEGGARY, noun. The state of a beggar; indigence, extreme poverty.
BEGGARY, noun. The fact or action of begging.
BEGGARY, noun. Beggarly appearance.
BEGGARY, adjective. (obsolete) beggarly
Dictionary definition
BEGGARY, noun. A solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person).
BEGGARY, noun. The state of being a beggar or mendicant; "they were reduced to mendicancy".
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