beggardom
/ˈbɛɡərdəm/
noun
- The state or condition of being a beggar; extreme poverty.
- Charities work to lift people out of beggardom and into self-sufficiency.
- He wrote a novel about the harsh realities of beggardom in the city.
- The economic collapse reduced many families to beggardom.
- The class or group of beggars considered collectively.
- The streets were filled with the beggardom of the capital.
- The author described the beggardom of the era with sympathy and detail.
- In medieval times, beggardom was often seen as a social problem.
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