men·di·cant

(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.

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.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	mendicancy - the state of being a beggar or mendicant; "they were reduced to mendicancy" mendicity, beggary indigence, 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, begging solicitation - an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status; "a solicitation to the king for relief"

mendicancy

noun

The condition of being a beggar:

beggary, mendicity.

Translations

mendicancy

[ˈmendɪkənsɪ] N → mendicidad f

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The rescue operations complied with Presidential Decree 1563, or the Mendicancy Law of 1978, he said.

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