Associations to the word «Mendicant»

MENDICANT, adjective. Depending on alms for a living.

MENDICANT, adjective. Of or pertaining to a beggar.

MENDICANT, adjective. Of or pertaining to a member of a religious order forbidden to own property, and who must beg for a living.

MENDICANT, noun. A pauper who lives by begging.

MENDICANT, noun. A religious friar, forbidden to own personal property, who begs for a living.

MENDICANT ORDER, noun. Any religious order whose members depend on begging or charity

MENDICANT, noun. A male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms.

MENDICANT, noun. A pauper who lives by begging.

MENDICANT, adjective. Practicing beggary; "mendicant friars".