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Definition of Indigent

Indigent
Indigent 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.

Meaning of Indigent from wikipedia

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- "in the character or manner of a pauper". It refers to the ability of an indigent person to proceed in court without payment of the usual fees ****ociated...
- of services. County indigent medical programs can be categorized as County Medical Services Program (CMSP) and Medically Indigent Service Program (MISP)...
- Medically Indigent Adults (MIAs) in the health care system of the United States are persons who do not have health insurance and who are not eligible for...
- The Commissioners for loyal and indigent officers were a body formed by a 1662 Act of the Parliament of England (14 Cha. 2. c. 8) to provide relief to...
- 1857 she opened the hospital under the name of New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children at East 7th Street near the present day Tompkins Square...
- government-operated hospitals to provide medical and financial ****istance to indigent patients. Average life expectancy in the Philippines as of 2023[update]...
- Court Chief Justice Robert Benham convened a committee to investigate indigent defense in the state of Georgia. An avalanche of complaints about the state...