ETYM Cf. Old Fren. empoverissement, and French appauvrissement.
The act of impoverishing, or the state of being impoverished; reduction to poverty.
ETYM Cf. French paupérisme.
The state of being a pauper; the state of indigent persons requiring support from the community.
(Alternate spelling: pauperisation).
The act of making poor; SYN. impoverishment.