1. the state or condition of being a beggar; extreme poverty or destitution
Usage: formal or literary
2. beggars collectively; the class or community of beggars
Usage: archaic or literary

Examples

• The economic collapse pushed thousands into beggardom.
• He feared that one bad investment would reduce him to beggardom.
• The novel depicts the harsh realities of beggardom in Victorian London.
• Beggardom was a common fate for those without family or employment.
• She escaped beggardom through education and hard work.