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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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.] 1. Wanting; void; free destitute; -- used with of [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. Destitute of property or means of comfortable subsistence; needy; poor; in want necessitous. Indigent faint souls past corporal toil. --Shak. Charity consists in relieving the indigent. --Addison. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: indigent adj : poor enough to need help from others [syn: {destitute}, {impoverished}, {necessitous}, {needy}, {poverty-stricken}]
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