Definition for IN'DI-GENCE, or IN'DI-GEN-CY

IN'DI-GENCE, or IN'DI-GEN-CY, n. [Fr. indigence, from L. indigentia, from indigeo; in or ind, and egeo, to want, to lack.]

Want of estate, or means of comfortable subsistence; penury; poverty. A large portion of the human race live in indigence, while others possess more than they can enjoy.

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