pauperdom
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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] * * * … Universalium
pauper — noun 1》 a very poor person. 2》 historical a recipient of poor law relief. Derivatives pauperdom noun pauperism noun pauperization or pauperisation noun pauperize or pauperise verb … English new terms dictionary
poverty — noun 1) abject poverty Syn: penury, destitution, pauperism, pauperdom, beggary, indigence, pennilessness, impoverishment, neediness, need, hardship, impecuniousness Ant: wealth 2) … Thesaurus of popular words
beggary — n 1. poverty, destitution, penury, indigence, impecuniousness, impecuniosity, pennilessness, neediness; insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation; distress, straits, indebtedness; pauperism, pauperage, pauperdom, mendicancy, mendicity; lack, need, want … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
destitution — n 1. poverty, penury, indigence, im pecuniousness, impecuniosity, beggary, pennilessness, neediness; insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation; distress, straits, indebtedness; pauperism, pauperage, pauperdom, mendicancy, mendicity. 2. lack, want,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
indigence — n poverty, penury, destitution, impecun iousness, impecuniosity, beggary, pennilessness, neediness; insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation; distress, straits, difficulties, indebtedness; pauperism, pauper age, pauperdom, mendicancy, mendicity; hand… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
pauperism — n poverty, destitution, penury, indigence, impecuniousness, impecuniosity, pennilessness, neediness, reduced circumstances; beggary, mendicancy, mendicity, pauperage, pauperdom; insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation; distress, difficulties, straits … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
ruin — n 1. devastation, desolation, ravagement, havoc, destruction; dilapidation, ruination, wreck, wreckage, wrack, wrack and ruin; disruption, upheaval; crash, collision, crack up. 2. overthrow, overturn, subversion, suppression, subdual, conquest;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
pauper — n. 1 a person without means; a beggar. 2 hist. a recipient of poor law relief. 3 Law a person who may sue in forma pauperis. Derivatives: pauperdom n. pauperism n. pauperize v.tr. (also ise). pauperization n. Etymology: L, = poor … Useful english dictionary
