Associations to the word «Mendicant»
Noun
Wiktionary
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
Dictionary definition
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".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.