Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) The state of being deprived of anything; the state or condition of being destitute, needy, or without resources; deficiency; lack; extreme poverty; utter want; as, the inundation caused general destitution.

Multi-Version Concordance Destitution (1 Occurrence) Mark 12:44 for all have cast in of that which they had in abundance, but she of her destitution has cast in all that she had, the whole of her living. (DBY)