beggary

[ beg-uh-ree ]

/ ˈbɛg ə ri /

a state or condition of utter poverty.

beggars collectively.

a place lived in or frequented by beggars.

Origin of beggary

1350–1400; Middle English beggerie. See beggar, -y³

Deprived of everything, he wanders about in despair, reduced to beggary.

Zoological Mythology, Volume I (of 2) |Angelo de Gubernatis
My unlucky connection with the Archduke has brought me to the verge of beggary.

The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3) |Alexander Wheelock Thayer
If debts and interest were not paid, dividends on stocks and bonds would cease and the capitalist would be reduced to beggary.

The Affable Stranger |Peter McArthur
He was absolutely ruined, and with his wife and six children stood face to face with beggary and starvation.

The Shuttle |Frances Hodgson Burnett

All my poor people, all the hands now actively employed in this spot, would again pine away and be condemned to beggary and sloth.

The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano |Ludwig Tieck

beggary

/ (ˈbɛɡərɪ) /

extreme poverty or need

the condition of being a beggar