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Mendicant - What does it mean?

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mendicant

English

Adjective

(-)
  • 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

    (en noun)
  • A pauper who lives by begging.
  • A religious friar, forbidden to own personal property, who begs for a living.
  • Not English

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