See Also: mendicity(dictionary)

mendicity (iou)



mendicity noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French mendicite from Latin mendicitas, -tat-, from mendicus: see MENDICANT, -ITY.]
The state or condition of a mendicant or beggar, beggary. Also, the existence or numbers of mendicants. LME.
The practice or habit of begging. E19.