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Mendicancy

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men·di·cant  (mnd-knt)
adj.
Depending on alms for a living; practicing begging.
n.
1. A beggar.
2. A member of an order of friars forbidden to own property in common, who work or beg for their living.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mendcns, mendcant-, present participle of mendcre, to beg, from mendcus, needy, beggar, from mendum, physical defect.]
mendi·can·cy, men·dici·ty (-ds-t) n.
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Noun1.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.Mendicancymendicancy - 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"
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It did not exactly beggar description, but it certainly had that word on the lookout for the mendicancy squad.
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Mrs Wilfer's first visit to the Mendicant's bride at the new abode of Mendicancy, was a grand event.
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