'Indigent' definitions:

Definition of 'indigent'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Poor enough to need help from others [syn: destitute, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken]

Definition of 'Indigent'

From: GCIDE
  • Indigent \In"di*gent\, a. [L. indigent, L. indigens, p. p. of indigere to stand in need of, fr. OL. indu (fr. in- in) + L. egere to be needy, to need.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Wanting; void; free; destitute; -- used with of. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Destitute of property or means of comfortable subsistence; needy; poor; in want; necessitous. [1913 Webster]
  • Indigent faint souls past corporal toil. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Charity consists in relieving the indigent. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'indigent'

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