Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A person of low rank; a beggar.
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Examples
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[337] "Io sto qua in grande afanno, e con grandissima fatica di corpo, e non ò amici di nessuna sorte, e none voglio: e non ò tanto tempo che io possa mangiare el bisognio mio."
Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts John Addington Symonds 1866
tankhughes commented on the word bisognio
Seems Italian.
September 28, 2022
bilby commented on the word bisognio
From Italian verb bisognare, to need, hence a bisognio is a needy person (in the classic sense).
September 28, 2022