in·di·gence

[in-di-juhns]
noun
seriously impoverished condition; poverty.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English < Latin indigentia need. See indigent, -ence

indigence, indigents.


privation, need, want, penury.


wealth.
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indigent (ˈɪndɪdʒənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  so poor as to lack even necessities; very needy
2.  archaic (usually foll by of) lacking (in) or destitute (of)
 
n
3.  an impoverished person
 
[C14: from Latin indigēre to need, from egēre to lack]
 
'indigence
 
n
 
'indigently
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

indigence
late 14c., from O.Fr. indigence (13c.), from L. indigentia, from indigentem (nom. indigens), prp. of indigere "to need," from indu "in, within" + egere "be in need, want."
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Example sentences
Immigrants who meet the indigence exception are exempt from sponsor deeming.
Economists have observed that extremely poor people tend to act in ways that
  worsen their indigence.
Counsel shall be promptly appointed after receiving the application and
  determining indigence.
Applications for indigence must be made through the mediation office prior to
  the scheduled mediation conference.
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