4. One who assumes in argument what he does not prove. Abp. Tillotson.
BEGGAR
Beg"gar, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beggared; p. pr. & vb. n. Beggaring.]
1. To reduce to beggary; to impoverish; as, he had beggared himself. Milton.
2. To cause to seem very poor and inadequate. It beggared all description. Shak.
BEGGARHOOD
Beg"gar*hood, n.
Defn: The condition of being a beggar; also, the class of beggars.
BEGGARISM
Beg"gar*ism, n.
Defn: Beggary. [R.]
BEGGARLINESS
Beg"gar*li*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being beggarly; meanness.