Fām′ine, n.

(făm′in), n. [Fr. famine, Pr. famina, from Lat. fames, hunger, Fr. faim, Pr. fam. O. Sp. fame, N. Sp. hambre, Pg. fome, It. fame.] General scarcity of food; dearth; a general want of provisions; destitution. “Worn with famine.” Milton. There was a famine in the land. Gen. xxvi. 1.