the state, condition, or status of being a beggar; beggary or the life and circumstances of beggars.
From 'beggar' plus the suffix '-hood' (from Old English '-had,' meaning state or condition). This creates a noun emphasizing the state or condition of begging as a lifestyle or social position.
While 'beggardom' emphasizes beggars as a community or realm, 'beggarhood' emphasizes the condition or status itself—it's the philosophical state of beggary versus the social world of beggars.
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