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A person so broke they make church mice feel like landlords.
means Someone living in extreme poverty, often officially recognized as too poor to pay their own way.
from Straight from Latin pauper, meaning poor, the same root that fattens up 'poverty' and 'impoverish' — though pauper kept the bare cupboards.
Legal weightOnce an official status granting state relief or charity.
In forma pauperisLatin term letting the poor sue without fees.
Prince's foilTwain paired one with royalty for maximum contrast.