beggarhood|ˈbɛgəhʊd| [f. beggar n. + -hood.] The condition of a beggar; concr. people in this condition. 1843Thackeray Irish Sk.-bk.Wks. 1879 XVIII. 50 Benedictions delivered gratis from the beggarhood of the city.1883Sunday Mag. Aug. 487/2 A happy combination of the gentility and beggarhood of Seville.