PEN'URY, n. L. penuria, from Gr. needy.
Want of property indigence extreme poverty.
All innocent they were exposed to hardship and penury.
PEN'URY, n. L. penuria, from Gr. needy.
Want of property indigence extreme poverty.
All innocent they were exposed to hardship and penury.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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