INDIGENT Meaning of INDIGENT in English [ 'ɪndɪdʒ(ə)nt ]■ adjective poor; needy. ■ noun a needy person.Derivativesindigence noun OriginME: via OFr. from late L. ~- , indigere 'to lack'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004