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MENDICANT
mendicant
(adjective) practicing beggary; “mendicant friars”
beggar, mendicant
(noun) a pauper who lives by begging
friar, mendicant
(noun) a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
mendicant (not comparable)
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.
Noun
mendicant (plural mendicants)
A pauper who lives by begging.
A religious friar, forbidden to own personal property, who begs for a living.
Source: Wiktionary
Men"di*cant, a. Etym: [L. mendicans, -antis, p. pr. of mendicare to beg, fr. mendicus beggar, indigent.]
Definition: Practicing beggary; begging; living on alms; as, mendicant friars. Mendicant orders (R. C. Ch.), certain monastic orders which are forbidden to acquire landed property and are required to be supported by alms, esp. the Franciscans, the Dominicans, the Carmelites, and the Augustinians.
Men"di*cant, n.
Definition: A beggar; esp., one who makes a business of begging; specifically, a begging friar.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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