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mendicity

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas
US /mɛnˈdɪsəti/ UK /mɛnˈdɪsɪti/

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the state or practice of begging for a living

    War and famine reduced thousands to mendicity.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the state or practice of... beggingbeggarymendicancypauperismdestitutionpenury
Opposites
affluencewealth
Word family
Related forms mendicantmendicancy

Etymology

From Latin mendīcitās 'beggary', from mendīcus 'beggar, needy', via Old French mendicité.

mendīcitās Latin mendīcus Latin
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