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beggarhood

beggarhood noun: the condition or state of being a beggar.

Noun

beggarhood (usually uncountable, plural beggarhoods)

  1. (usually) The condition or state of being a beggar.
  2. (usually) Collectively, beggars.

Forms of beggarhood

pluralbeggarhoods

Origin of beggarhood

From Middle English *beggarhode, beggarhede, equivalent to beggar + -hood.

Questions about beggarhood

What does beggarhood mean?
Beggarhood means the condition or state of being a beggar.
What part of speech is beggarhood?
Beggarhood is a noun.
What is the plural of beggarhood?
The plural of beggarhood is beggarhoods.

Words near beggarhood in the dictionary

  1. beggarers
  2. beggaress
  3. beggaresses
  4. beggarest
  5. beggareth
  6. beggarhood
  7. beggarhoods
  8. beggaries
  9. beggaring
  10. beggaring belief
  11. beggaring description

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