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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Mendicant

· Men·di·cant · IPA /ˈmɛn.dɪ.kənt/
01 a. Practicing beggary; begging; living on alms; as, mendicant friars.
  1. 1.
    Practicing beggary; begging; living on alms; as, mendicant friars.
Phrases & compounds
Mendicant orders — 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.
02 n. A beggar; esp., one who makes a business of begging; specifically, a begging friar.
  1. 1.
    A beggar; esp., one who makes a business of begging; specifically, a begging friar.