a. Obs. rare–1. [ad. L. egēnus, f. egēre: see prec.] Needy, poor.
1631. R. H., Arraignm. Whole Creature, xiii. § 3. 210. The perverse Will of man … must needs it selfe alwayes be hungry and lancke egene and leane.
a. Obs. rare–1. [ad. L. egēnus, f. egēre: see prec.] Needy, poor.
1631. R. H., Arraignm. Whole Creature, xiii. § 3. 210. The perverse Will of man … must needs it selfe alwayes be hungry and lancke egene and leane.
