GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Indigent , 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.]
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   Wanting; void; free; destitute; -- used with of. [Obs.]
   Bacon.
   
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   Destitute of property or means of comfortable subsistence; needy; poor; in want; necessitous.
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   Indigent faint souls past corporal toil.
   Shak.
   
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   Charity consists in relieving the indigent.
   Addison.
   
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