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beggary

noun
beg·​gary | \ ˈbe-gÉ™-rÄ“ How to pronounce beggary (audio) \

Definition of beggary

1 : poverty, penury
2 : the class of beggars
3 : the practice of begging
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Examples of beggary in a Sentence

too many people are homeless and living in shameful beggary in this country

First Known Use of beggary

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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