mendicant

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Depending on alms for a living.

2. 2

   Of or pertaining to a beggar.

3. 3

   Of or pertaining to a member of a religious order forbidden to own property, and who must…

   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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   1. 4

      A pauper who lives by begging.

      • Across Ukraine, the initial shock over the confrontation, which culminated in President Donald Trump summarily dismissing Mr. Zelenskyy from the White House as if he were some ungrateful mendicant, has subsided.
   2. 5

      A religious friar, forbidden to own personal property, who begs for a living.

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