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indigence

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in⋅di⋅gence

  [in-di-juhns]
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–noun
seriously impoverished condition; poverty.
Origin:
1325–75; ME < L indigentia need. See indigent, -ence

Synonyms:
privation, need, want, penury.

Antonyms:
wealth.
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in·di·gence   (ĭn'dĭ-jəns)   
n.  Poverty; neediness.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

indigence 
c.1375, 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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: in·di·gence
Pronunciation: 'in-d&-j&ns
Function: noun
: impoverished hardship and deprivation
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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