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mendicant

adjective noun

Practicing beggary

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
M
Ends with
T
Contains
EN
Scrabble score
14
CEFR level
B1

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Pronunciation

ˈmɛn.dɪ.kənt

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adjective

  1. Practicing beggary

    “Mendicant friars”

noun

  1. A pauper who lives by begging

noun

  1. A male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms

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Mendicant friars

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