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- Dictionaryin·di·gent/ˈindəj(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. poor; needy: "a charity for the relief of indigent artists"
noun
- 1. a needy person.
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having no money or anything else of value: an indigent family. (Definition of indigent from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) indigent | Business English. adjective. formal uk / ˈɪndɪdʒ ə nt / us. Add to word list. very poor: We are a non-profit agency that provides legal services to indigent clients.
INDIGENT meaning: 1. very poor 2. very poor 3. having no money or anything else of value: . Learn more.
1. lacking food, clothing, and other necessities of life because of poverty; needy; poor; impoverished. 2. archaic. a. deficient in what is requisite. b. (usually fol. by of)
Origin of Indigent Middle English from Old French from Latin indigēns indigent-present participle of indigēre to need indu-in en in Indo-European roots egēre to lack. From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
The next to be loved is the stranger, the orphan, the widow and the indigent, that is to say those citizens that are without a “defender”. Zenit: Benedict XVI's Homily at Close of Synod papabear 2008. Provision of healthcare for the indigent is a major responsibility of the County government. Let’s Not Discuss Dick Cheney’s Weight 2006
The term 'indigent' [ˈɪndɪdʒənt] refers to people who are poor, needy, or impoverished, lacking the basic necessities of life. It is often used to describe those who are destitute, penniless, or poverty-stricken.
In a general sense an “indigent” person is one who is needy and poor, or one who has not sufficient property to furnish him a living nor any one able to support him and to whom he is entitled to look for support.
1. Experiencing want or need; impoverished: distributed food to indigent families. 2. Archaic Lacking or deficient. n. A poor or destitute person. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin indig ē ns, indigent-, present participle of indig ē re, to need : indu-, in; see en in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + eg ē re, to lack.]
