bezonian

bezonian

English

Etymology

From Italian bisognoso (“poor”)

Noun

bezonian (plural bezonians)

1. (obsolete) A beggar, pauper, or rascal.
   • 1591, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part II

     Great men oft die by vile bezonians.

     A Roman sworder and banditto slave

     Murdered sweet Tully; Brutus' bastard hand

     Stabbed Julius Caesar; savage islanders

     Pompey the Great; and Suffolk dies by pirates.