mendicant.
Depending on alms for a living.
Meaning & usage
Depending on alms for a living.
Of or pertaining to a beggar.
Of or pertaining to a member of a religious order forbidden to own property, and who must beg for a living.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English mendicant, from Latin mendīcāns, present participle of mendīcō (“beg”). Compare French mendiant.
A pauper who lives by begging.
A religious friar, forbidden to own personal property, who begs for a living.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English mendicant, from Latin mendīcāns, present participle of mendīcō (“beg”). Compare French mendiant.
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