mendicant

1. a. Practicing beggary; begging; living on alms; as, mendicant friars. Source: opted

2. n. A beggar; esp., one who makes a business of begging; specifically, a begging friar. Source: opted

3. adj. practicing beggary Source: wordnet

4. n. a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms Source: wordnet

5. n. a pauper who lives by begging Source: wordnet

6. Practicing beggary; begging; living on alms; as, mendicant friars. Mendicant orders (R. C. Ch.), certain monastic orders which are forbidden to acquire landed property and are required to be supported by alms, esp. the Franciscans, the Dominicans, the Carmelites, and the Augustinians. A beggar; esp., one who makes a business of begging; specifically, a begging friar. Source: webster

7. Practicing beggary; begging; living on alms; as, mendicantfriars. Mendicant orders (R. C. Ch.), certain monastic orders whichare forbidden to acquire landed property and are required to besupported by alms, esp. the Franciscans, the Dominicans, theCarmelites, and the Augustinians. Source: adambom

8. j:50/n:50 s. practicing beggary Source: ecdict

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