Beg″gar‐y (�), n. [OE. beggerie. See Beggar, n.] 1. The act of begging; the state of being a beggar; mendicancy; extreme poverty.
2. Beggarly appearance.
The freedom and the beggary of the old studio.
Thackeray.
Syn. — Indigence; want; penury; mendicancy.