destituteness
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Destituteness — Des ti*tute*ness, n. Destitution. [R.] Ash. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
destituteness — index bankruptcy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
destituteness — noun see destitute … New Collegiate Dictionary
destituteness — noun The state or quality of being destitute … Wiktionary
destituteness — n. poverty, pennilessness, impoverishment, beggary … English contemporary dictionary
destituteness — des·ti·tute·ness … English syllables
destituteness — noun ( es) : the state of being destitute … Useful english dictionary
destitute — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin destitutus, past participle of destituere to abandon, deprive, from de + statuere to set up more at statute Date: 14th century 1. lacking something needed or desirable < a lake destitute of fish > … New Collegiate Dictionary
destitute — destitutely, adv. destituteness, n. /des ti tooht , tyooht /, adj., v., destituted, destituting. adj. 1. without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter. 2. deprived of, devoid of, or lacking (often fol. by of): destitute of… … Universalium
bankruptcy — bank·rupt·cy / baŋ ˌkrəp sē/ n pl cies 1: the quality or state of a bankrupt filed for bankruptcy 2: the administration of an insolvent debtor s property by the court for the benefit of the debtor s creditors the debt was discharged in bankruptcy … Law dictionary
