Definition of indigent

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in·di·gent    (nd-jnt) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:

1. Experiencing want or need; impoverished. See Synonyms at poor.
2. Archaic Lacking or deficient.

NOUN:

A needy or destitute person.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French, from Latin indigns , indigent- present participle of indigre, to need : indu-, in; see en in Indo-European roots + egre, to lack

OTHER FORMS:
indi·gent·ly (Adverb)

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