| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Indigence.[Websters]. | |
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Date "INDIGENCY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: INDIGENCY
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] Want of estate, or means of comfortable subsistence; penury; poverty. A large portion of the human race live in indigence, while others possess more than they can enjoy. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: INDIGENCY
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| Medical Indigency | Health | The condition in which individuals are financially unable to access adequate medical care without depriving themselves and their dependents of food, clothing, shelter, and other essentials of living. (references) | |
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