mendicant C2+ Topic:Art & Music UK /ˈmɛn.dɪ.kənt/ See IPA manual Freq #66970 Meanings 1 adj practicing beggary Mendicant friars. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms mendicancy Etymology From Middle English mendicant, from Latin mendīcāns, present participle of mendīcō (“beg”). Compare French mendiant. Topics Art & Music External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mendicant **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɛn.dɪ.kənt/ **Frequency rank:** 66970 ## Meanings 1. practicing beggary ## Examples - Mendicant friars. ## Derived Forms - mendicancy ## Etymology From Middle English mendicant, from Latin mendīcāns, present participle of mendīcō (“beg”). Compare French mendiant. ## Topics - Art & Music markdown