(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:51:17

Pau"per*ism (?), n. [Cf. F. paup'erisme.]

The state of being a pauper; the state of indigent persons requiring support from the community.

Whatly.

Syn. -- Poverty; indigence; penury; want; need; destitution. See Poverty.

 

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