Noun: beggary be-gu-ree
- The state of being a beggar or mendicant
"they were reduced to beggary";
- mendicancy, mendicity
- A solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
"beggary was prohibited in certain areas of the city";
- begging, mendicancy
Derived forms: beggaries
Type of: indigence, need, pauperism, pauperization, penury, solicitation
Encyclopedia: Beggary