The word for today is…
indigent (adjective) –
1 : suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
2a archaic : deficient
b archaic : totally lacking in something specified
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : First known use in the 15th century. Middle English, from Middle French, from Old French, from Latin. Indigent-, indigens, present participle of indigere to need, from Old Latin indu + Latin egere to need; perhaps akin to Old High German echerode poor
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