beggardom

American  

[beg-er-duhm] / ˈbɛg ər dəm /

noun

1. beggary.

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Etymology

Origin of beggardom

First recorded in 1880–85; beggar + -dom

Example Sentences

It is a metropolis of beggardom, a mendicant's Mecca, a citadel of Jules Richepin's cherished Gueux.

From In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" by Betham-Edwards, Matilda

Now it is over; I enter the nursery; I am going to have in my house the weaning of the future beggardom of England.

From The Man Who Laughs by Hugo, Victor

I cannot sufficiently deplore the progress of this spirit of beggardom, for it is acting and reacting in every direction all over the country.

From The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour by Runciman, James

It was like a pantomime, to come suddenly out of beggardom into this orderly comfort.

From The Thirty-Nine Steps by Buchan, John

It was a happy, care-free, gay, and kindly beggardom that he painted, with nothing in it to sadden the heart.

From Pictures Every Child Should Know A Selection of the World's Art Masterpieces for Young People by Bacon, Mary Schell Hoke