dispauper

[ dis-paw-per ]

/ dɪsˈpɔ pər /

verb (used with object) Law.

to divest of the status of a person having the privileges of a pauper, as of public support or of legal rights as a pauper.

Nearby words

dispatch boat, dispatch box, dispatch case, dispatch rider, dispatcher, dispauper, dispel, dispend, dispensable, dispensary, dispensation

Origin of dispauper

First recorded in 1625–35; dis-¹ + pauper

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