mendicant
/ˈmɛn.dɪ.kənt/
noun
- 1
A pauper who lives by begging.
- 2
A religious friar, forbidden to own personal property, who begs for a living.
adjective
- 1
Depending on alms for a living.
- 2
Of or pertaining to a beggar.
- 3
Of or pertaining to a member of a religious order forbidden to own property, and who must beg for a living.
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