noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act or state of being a mendicant countable, uncountable
2. 2
   a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) wordnet
3. 3
   the state of being a beggar or mendicant wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

beggarybare cupboardbare subsistencebeggarlinessbeggarybegging

Etymology

From mendicant + -cy.

Related phrases

mendicancy squad

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