Fam″ine (?), n. [F. famine, fr. L. fames hunger; cf. Gr. ����� want, need, Skr. hāni loss, lack, hā to leave.] General scarcity of food; dearth; a want of provisions; destitution. “Worn with famine.” Milton.
There was a famine in the land. Gen. xxvi. 1.
Famine fever(Med.), typhus fever.