• n. 乞丐；窮人；靠救濟度日者
• adj. 貧民的
• n. (Pauper)人名；(德)保佩爾；(法)波佩

來自拉丁語pauper,窮的，來自*pau,少的，小的，詞源同few,poor.

pauper

pauper: see poor

pauper (n.)

1510s, "person destitute of property or means of livelihood," from Latin pauper "poor, not wealthy, of small means" (see poor (adj.)). Originally in English a legal word, from Latin phrase in forma pauperis (late 15c.) "in the character of a poor person," thus allowed to sue in court without legal fees.