mendicant

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

UK /ˈmɛn.dɪ.kənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #66970

Meanings

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adj
practicing beggary

Mendicant friars.

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Derived forms mendicancy

Etymology

From Middle English mendicant, from Latin mendīcāns, present participle of mendīcō (“beg”). Compare French mendiant.

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