The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.]
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   1. Wanting; void; free; destitute; -- used with of. [Obs.]
      --Bacon.
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   2. Destitute of property or means of comfortable subsistence;
      needy; poor; in want; necessitous.
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            Indigent faint souls past corporal toil. --Shak.
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            Charity consists in relieving the indigent.
                                                  --Addison.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

indigent
    adj 1: poor enough to need help from others [syn: destitute,
           impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy,
           poverty-stricken]