mendicancy C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /ˈmɛndɪkənsi/ UK /ˈmɛndɪkənsi/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the practice or condition of begging; living as a beggar Vagrancy laws once made mendicancy a punishable offense. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the practice or condition... beggingbeggarymendicitypauperismdestitutionpanhandling ↔ Opposites affluencewealth Word family Related forms mendicantmendicity Etymology AI details From mendicant (from Latin mendīcāns, present participle of mendīcāre 'to beg', from mendīcus 'beggar, needy') + -cy. mendīcāre Latin mendīcus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # mendicancy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmɛndɪkənsi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɛndɪkənsi/ ## Meanings 1. the practice or condition of begging; living as a beggar ## Examples - Vagrancy laws once made mendicancy a punishable offense. ## Synonyms - begging - beggary - mendicity - pauperism - destitution - panhandling ## Antonyms - affluence - wealth ## Related Forms - mendicant - mendicity ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mendīcāre - Root: mendīcus ## Etymology From mendicant (from Latin mendīcāns, present participle of mendīcāre 'to beg', from mendīcus 'beggar, needy') + -cy. ## AI Etymology Mendicancy comes from mendicant (from Latin mendīcāns, present participle of mendīcāre 'to beg', from mendīcus 'beggar, needy') + -cy. The etymological trail includes Latin mendīcāre, Latin mendīcus. The same word family includes mendicant, mendicity. Its current noun use means "the practice or condition of begging; living as a beggar". ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown