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  • 51Mendication — Men di*ca tion, n. The act or practice of begging; beggary; mendicancy. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 52Poverty — Pov er*ty (p[o^]v [ e]r*t[y^]), n. [OE. poverte, OF. povert[ e], F. pauvret[ e], fr. L. paupertas, fr. pauper poor. See {Poor}.] 1. The quality or state of being poor or indigent; want or scarcity of means of subsistence; indigence; need. Swathed …

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  • 53Poverty grass — Poverty Pov er*ty (p[o^]v [ e]r*t[y^]), n. [OE. poverte, OF. povert[ e], F. pauvret[ e], fr. L. paupertas, fr. pauper poor. See {Poor}.] 1. The quality or state of being poor or indigent; want or scarcity of means of subsistence; indigence; need …

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  • 54-y — I. adjective suffix also ey Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ig; akin to Old High German īg y, Latin icus, Greek ikos, Sanskrit ika 1. a. characterized by ; full of < blossomy > < dirty > …

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  • 55beggar — I. noun Etymology: Middle English beggere, beggare, from beggen to beg + ere, are 2 er Date: 13th century 1. one that begs; especially a person who lives by asking for gifts 2. pauper 3. fellow 4c II …

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