beggary, beggery, beggerre

[Eng. beggar; -y.] 1. Of persons: The state or condition of an habitual beggar; indigence. "Gaunt Beggary, and Scorn." Thomson: Castle of Indolence, ii. 76. 1. To make a ghost of. 2. To endow with a spirit or soul. ( N.E.D. )