INDIGENT


Meaning of INDIGENT in English

/ ˈɪndɪdʒənt; NAmE / adjective

[ usually before noun ] ( formal ) very poor

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : via Old French from late Latin indigent- lacking, from the verb indigere , from indi- (strengthened form of in- into) + egere to need.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.