[ˈɪndɪdʒ(ə)nt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- poor; needy
(e.g: a charity for the relief of indigent artists)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin indigent- ‘lacking’, from the verb indigere, from indi- (strengthened form of in- ‘into’) + egere ‘to need’

[ˈɪndɪdʒ(ə)nt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a needy person


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin indigent- ‘lacking’, from the verb indigere, from indi- (strengthened form of in- ‘into’) + egere ‘to need’