Syn.
— Poverty; penury; destitution; want; need; privation; lack. See
Poverty.
INDIGENCY
In"di*gen*cy, n.
Defn: Indigence.
New indigencies founded upon new desires. South.
INDIGENE
In"di*gene, n. Etym: [L. indigena: cf. F. indigène. See Indigenous.]
Defn: One born in a country; an aboriginal animal or plant; an autochthon. Evelyn. Tylor.
INDIGENOUS In*dig"e*nous, a. Etym: [L. indigenus, indigena, fr. OL. indu (fr. in in) + the root of L. gignere to beget, bear. See In, and Gender.]
1. Native; produced, growing, or living, naturally in a country or climate; not exotic; not imported. Negroes were all transported from Africa and are not indigenous or proper natives of America. Sir T. Browne. In America, cotton, being indigenous, is cheap. Lion Playas.
2. Native; inherent; innate. Joy and hope are emotions indigenous to the human mind. I. Taylor.
INDIGENT In"di*gent, a. Etym: [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.