In French, a Mendicant, sometimes Mendiant, is the popular word for a (Bum) a vagrant type of man. Is sometimes applied to a tramp steamer as un Vaisseau Mendicant- which could also, etymologically, be a repair ship or salvage vessel, but is not.
The mendicant always asks for money at that particular store.
mendicant
Mendicant refers to a person who lives by begging for money or food. A sample sentence is: "The mendicant outside the church fell asleep".
The mendicant was begging at his doorstep yesterday, or the mendicant was praying in church.
Each led the life of a simple mendicant, preaching that individuals should seek their own salvations.
The word mendicant is a noun. A mendicant is someone who lives by begging.
The phrase "reading is mendicant and sycophantic" suggests that reading can be seen as begging (mendicant) for knowledge or approval, and using flattery (sycophantic) to gain favor. It may imply that seeking knowledge solely for personal gain or to impress others can be insincere or self-serving.
The word "mendicant" belongs to the word family of "mendicancy." The root word "mendicant" is a noun referring to a beggar or someone who relies on charity. The adjective form is "mendicant," describing someone who begs or depends on alms. The related verb is "mendicate," which means to beg or solicit charity.
Peregrine mendicant
The mendicant Orders that formed at this time were the Franciscans and the Dominicans, followed by the Carmelites, and the Servites.
Some word families for "mendicant" include mendicancy (noun form), mendicate (verb form), and mendicity (related noun form).
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