Ĭn'di-ġent, a.

[Fr. indigent, It. & Sp. indigente, Lat. indigens, p. pr. of indigēre, to stand in need of; prefix indu, for in, and egere, to be needy, to need.] Destitute of property or means of comfortable subsistence; needy; poor. “Indigent, faint souls, past corporal toil.” Shak.

Charity consists in relieving the indigent. Addison.