Meaning destitution
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destitutionearly 15c., from Old French destitution and directly from Latin destitutionem (nominative destitutio) "a forsaking, deserting," from destitutus, past participle of destituere (see destitute) [..]
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destitutionExtreme poverty.
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destitution(n) a state without friends or money or prospects
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destitution
(obsolete) The action of deserting or abandoning.
(now,_|rare) Discharge from office; dismissal.
The condition of lacking something.
* '''1906''', ‘Mark Twain’, in ''The Bible According to Mark [..]
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