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mendicancy

noun

A solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
M
Ends with
Y
Contains
EN
Scrabble score
20
CEFR level
B1

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noun

  1. A solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)

noun

  1. The state of being a beggar or mendicant

    “They were reduced to mendicancy”

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Example Sentences

They were reduced to mendicancy

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Synonyms

beggarybeggingmendicity

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