mendicancyn.

Brit.

/ˈmɛndᵻk(ə)nsi/, U.S.

/ˈmɛndəkənsi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mendicant adj., -ancy suffix.

Etymology: < mendicant adj.: see -ancy suffix.

The state or condition of being a mendicant or beggar; the habit or practice of begging.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > poverty > mendicancy > [noun]

beggary1377

beggingnessa1382

mendicitya1425

mendiencea1425

beggar-staff?1506

beggarty?a1513

beggarliness1542

beggar's-havenc1555

beggar's-bush1592

beggarism1636

mendicancy1711

beggarhood1843

thig1898

1711 Fingall MSS in 10th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1885) App. v. 197 The reduceing of them to mendicancy and hard shifts of liveing.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 197 Nothing..can exceed the shocking and disgusting spectacle of mendicancy displayed in that capital.

1825 R. Heber Let. 7 Dec. in A. Heber Life R. Heber (1830) II. xxvii. 351 The unceasing and importunate mendicancy which is necessary to sustain even the most popular and cherished institutions on a liberal and efficient basis.

1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona xxv. 304 I began to pull on my hose, recalling the man's impudent mendicancy at Prestongrange's.

1904 J. Davidson Test. Prime Minister 44 Waste Of patience in some idle service, theft Direct, deceit, or mendicancy.

1987 Daily Tel. 7 Jan. 10 The spirit at our universities is one of whining mendicancy and parasitism.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mendicancy
释义	mendicancyn. Brit. /ˈmɛndᵻk(ə)nsi/, U.S. /ˈmɛndəkənsi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mendicant adj., -ancy suffix. Etymology: < mendicant adj.: see -ancy suffix. The state or condition of being a mendicant or beggar; the habit or practice of begging. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > poverty > mendicancy > [noun] beggary1377 beggingnessa1382 mendicitya1425 mendiencea1425 beggar-staff?1506 beggarty?a1513 beggarliness1542 beggar's-havenc1555 beggar's-bush1592 beggarism1636 mendicancy1711 beggarhood1843 thig1898 1711 Fingall MSS in 10th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1885) App. v. 197 The reduceing of them to mendicancy and hard shifts of liveing. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 197 Nothing..can exceed the shocking and disgusting spectacle of mendicancy displayed in that capital. View more context for this quotation 1825 R. Heber Let. 7 Dec. in A. Heber Life R. Heber (1830) II. xxvii. 351 The unceasing and importunate mendicancy which is necessary to sustain even the most popular and cherished institutions on a liberal and efficient basis. 1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona xxv. 304 I began to pull on my hose, recalling the man's impudent mendicancy at Prestongrange's. 1904 J. Davidson Test. Prime Minister 44 Waste Of patience in some idle service, theft Direct, deceit, or mendicancy. 1987 Daily Tel. 7 Jan. 10 The spirit at our universities is one of whining mendicancy and parasitism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1711
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