[ 'mɛndɪk(ə)nt ]
■ adjective given to begging.
↘of or denoting a religious order originally dependent on alms.
■ noun a beggar.
↘a member of a ~ order.
Derivatives
mendicancy noun
mendicity noun
Origin
ME: from L. ~- , mendicare 'beg', from mendicus 'beggar', from mendum 'fault'.