beggary
1. [ noun ] a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
Synonyms: mendicancy begging
Related terms: solicitation beg
2. [ noun ] a state of extreme poverty or destitution
Synonyms: need pauperism penury pauperization indigence
Examples:

"their indigence appalled him" "a general state of need exists among the homeless"

Related terms: poverty beggar
Similar spelling:   beggar
  Bejar
  Beshara