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mendicancyenUK
men·di·cant M0215800 (mĕn′dĭ-kənt)adj.1. Depending on alms for a living; practicing begging.2. Of or relating to religious orders whose members are forbidden to own property individually or in common and must work or beg for their livings.n.1. A beggar.2. A member of a mendicant order.
[Middle English mendicaunt, from Latin mendīcāns, mendīcant-, present participle of mendīcāre, to beg, from mendīcus, needy, beggar, from mendum, physical defect.]
men′di·can·cy, men·dic′i·ty (-dĭs′ĭ-tē) n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  mendicancy - the state of being a beggar or mendicant; "they were reduced to mendicancy"mendicity, beggaryindigence, pauperism, pauperization, penury, need - a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless" | | 2. |  mendicancy - a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)beggary, beggingsolicitation - an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status; "a solicitation to the king for relief" |
mendicancynounThe condition of being a beggar:beggary, mendicity.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeemendicantmendicancyenUK
Synonyms for mendicancynoun the condition of being a beggarSynonymsSynonyms for mendicancynoun the state of being a beggar or mendicantSynonymsRelated Words- indigence
- pauperism
- pauperization
- penury
- need
noun a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)SynonymsRelated Words |