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noun
The act or state of being a mendicant
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: beggary, begging
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: solicitation
noun
the state of being a beggar or mendicant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: beggary, mendicity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: indigence, need, penury, pauperism, pauperization
History
From mendicant + -cy.
