Australian English Meaning of mendicant

beggar

Other Australian English words related to beggar

Definitions and Meaning of mendicant in English

Wordnet

mendicant (n)

a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms

a pauper who lives by begging

Wordnet

mendicant (s)

practicing beggary

Webster

mendicant (a.)

Practicing beggary; begging; living on alms; as, mendicant friars.

Webster

mendicant (n.)

A beggar; esp., one who makes a business of begging; specifically, a begging friar.

FAQs About the word mendicant

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