beggarhood

English

Etymology

From Middle English *beggarhode, beggarhede, equivalent to beggar +‎ -hood.

Noun

beggarhood (usually uncountable, plural beggarhoods)

1. The condition or state of being a beggar.
2. Collectively, beggars.

References

• “beggarhood”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.