GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Pauperism , n. [Cf. F. paupérisme.] The state of being a pauper; the state of indigent persons requiring support from the community.
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   Syn. -- Poverty; indigence; penury; want; need; destitution. See Poverty.
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