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noun
1.
the practice of begging, as for alms.
2.
the state or condition of being a beggar.
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Mendicancy
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| mendicant (ˈmɛndɪkənt) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | begging |
| 2. | (of a member of a religious order) dependent on alms for sustenance: mendicant friars |
| 3. | characteristic of a beggar |
| —n | |
| 4. | a mendicant friar |
| 5. | a less common word for beggar |
| [C16: from Latin mendīcāre to beg, from mendīcus beggar, from mendus flaw] | |
| 'mendicancy | |
| —n | |
| mendicity | |
| —n | |
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