Destitution

created by Webster 1913
(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:01:44

Des`ti*tu"tion (?), n. [L. destitutio a forsaking.]

The state of being deprived of anything; the state or condition of being destitute, needy, or without resources; deficiency; lack; extreme poverty; utter want; as, the inundation caused general destitution.

 

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