"Poor" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH

As used In law, this term denotes those who are so destitute of property or of the means of support, either from their own >labor or the care of relatives, as to be a pub-lic charge, that is, dependent either on the charity of the general public or on maintenance at the expense of the public. The term is synonymous with “indigent persons” and “paupers.” See State v. osawkee Tp., 14 Kan. 421, 19 Am. Rep. 99; In re lIofren’s Estate, 70 wis. 522, 36 N. W. 407; Heuser v. Harris, 42 111. 430; Juneau County v. wood County, 109 wis. 330, 85 N. W. 387; Sayres v. Sprlngfleld, 8 N. J. Law, 169

A small European codfish (Gadus minutus); -- called also
power cod.

Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as, poor
health; poor spirits.

Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby;
mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings.

Worthy of pity or sympathy; -- used also sometimes as a
term of endearment, or as an expression of modesty, and sometimes as a
word of contempt.

Without prosperous conditions or good results;
unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor business; the sick
man had a poor night.

So completely destitute of property as to be entitled to
maintenance from the public.

Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor
excuse.

Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.

Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean;
emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc.

Destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; --
said of land; as, poor soil.

Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor
discourse; a poor picture.

Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or
goods; needy; indigent.

Destitute of such qualities as are desirable, or might
naturally be expected