pauper

pauper
pauperage, pauperdom, n.
/paw"peuhr/, n.
1. a person without any means of support, esp. a destitute person who depends on aid from public welfare funds or charity.
2. a very poor person.
[1485-95; < L: poor]

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Synonyms:
(depending on charity)


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  • Pauper — Pau per, n. [L. See {Poor}.] A poor person; especially, one development on private or public charity. Also used adjectively; as, pouper immigrants, pouper labor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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