English dictionary

beggary

/'b/E/g/@/r/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)

noun.communication

Synonyms begging mendicancy

Source: WordNet 3.0
the state of being a beggar or mendicant

noun.state

Synonyms mendicancy mendicity

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of begging; the state of being a beggar; mendicancy; extreme poverty.

noun

Source: webster1913