Lexica → Word → poverty
Letter | P |
---|---|
Letter name | pee |
Pronounciation | /piː/ |
Word: | poverty |
---|---|
Pronounciation: | |
Century: | |
DA Name: | |
Era: | C.E. |
Origin: | Original |
Type: | Official |
Source Language: | Latin |
Source Language Words: | |
Source Text: | |
Definition: | the quality and character of scarcity of personal ownership of property, especially personal possessions. It does not mean necessarily the absence of use of certain property, a diminished quality of life nor the absence of sufficient food or shelter. Instead, Poverty is willing austerity and the denouncement of claiming personal ownership of property, in deference to such property being claimed, owned and managed by other entities such as the Estate |