Associations to the word «Mendicancy»

Wiktionary

MENDICANCY, noun. The act or state of being a mendicant
MENDICANCY SQUAD, noun. (US) police who arrested beggars and homeless people

Dictionary definition

MENDICANCY, noun. The state of being a beggar or mendicant; "they were reduced to mendicancy".
MENDICANCY, noun. A solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person).

Wise words

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