In"di*gent (?), a. [L. indigent, L. indigens, p. p. of indigere to stand in need of, fr. OL. indu (fr. in- in) + L. egere to be needy, to need.]
1.
Wanting; void; free; destitute; -- used with of.
[Obs.]
Bacon.
2.
Destitute of property or means of comfortable subsistence; needy; poor; in want; necessitous.
Indigent faint souls past corporal toil.
Shak.
Charity consists in relieving the indigent.
Addison.
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