English Explanatory Dictionary

beggarhood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The condition or state of being a beggar.
  2. Collectively, beggars.

Word forms

beggarhood beggarhoods

Etymology

From Middle English *beggarhode, beggarhede, equivalent to beggar + -hood.

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