Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Indigent \In"di*gent\, a. [L. indigent, L. indigens, p. p. of
   indigere to stand in need of, fr. OL. indu (fr. in- in) + L.
   egere to be needy, to need.]
   1. Wanting; void; free; destitute; -- used with of. [Obs.]
      --Bacon.

   2. Destitute of property or means of comfortable subsistence;
      needy; poor; in want; necessitous.

            Indigent faint souls past corporal toil. --Shak.

            Charity consists in relieving the indigent.
                                                  --Addison.

Source : WordNet®

indigent
     adj : poor enough to need help from others [syn: {destitute}, {impoverished},
            {necessitous}, {needy}, {poverty-stricken}]