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Definition of mendicant adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mendicant

adjective
 
/ˈmendɪkənt/
 
/ˈmendɪkənt/
(formal)
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  1. (especially of members of religious groups) living by asking people for money and food
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin mendicant- ‘begging’, from the verb mendicare, from mendicus ‘beggar’, from mendum ‘fault’.
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