Fam"ine (?), n. [F. famine, fr.
L. fames hunger; cf. Gr. ????? want, need, Skr.
hāni loss, lack, hā to leave.] General
scarcity of food; dearth; a want of provisions; destitution.
"Worn with famine." Milton.
There was a famine in the land.
Gen. xxvi. 1.
Famine fever (Med.), typhus
fever.