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Meaning of mendicant

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

mendicant

Pronunciation:/ˈmɛn.dɪ.kənt//ˈmɛn.dɪ.kənt/

noun

Definitions

  1. A pauper who lives by begging.

  2. A religious friar, forbidden to own personal property, who begs for a living.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Depending on alms for a living.

  2. Of or pertaining to a beggar.

  3. Of or pertaining to a member of a religious order forbidden to own property, and who must beg for a living.