Definitions for mendicantˈmɛn dɪ kənt Random House Webster's
College Dictionary men•di•cantˈmɛn dɪ kənt(adj.) begging; living
on alms. pertaining to or characteristic of a beggar. of or
pertaining to various religious orders, as the Dominicans or the
Franciscans, that combine the monastic life with an active
ministry in teaching or preaching and that originally owned
neither personal nor community property, living chiefly on alms.
(n.)a person who lives by begging; beggar. a mendicant friar.
Origin of mendicant: 1425–75; < L mendīcant-, s. of mendīcāns,
prp. of mendīcāre to beg, der. of mendīcus beggarly; see -ant
men′di•can•cy-ˈdɪs ɪ ti(n.) men•dic′i•ty-ˈdɪs ɪ ti(n.) a male
member of a religious order that originally relied solely on
alms a pauper who lives by begging A pauper who lives by
begging. A religious friar forbidden to own personal property
who begs for a living. Depending on alms for a living. Of or
pertaining to a beggar. Of or pertaining to a member of a
religious order forbidden to own property