in·di·gent
[in-di-juh
nt]
–adjective
1.
lacking
food
,
clothing,
and
other
necessities
of
life
becauseof
poverty
;
needy;
poor;
impoverished.
2.
Archaic
.
a.
deficient
in
what
is
requisite.
b.
destitute
(usually
followed
by
of
).
–noun
3.
a person who is
indigent.