Mendicant \Men"di*cant\, a. [L. mendicans, -antis, p. pr. of
mendicare to beg, fr. mendicus beggar, indigent.]
Practicing beggary; begging; living on alms; as, mendicant
friars.
Mendicant orders (R. C. Ch.), certain monastic orders which
are forbidden to acquire landed property and are required
to be supported by alms, esp. the Franciscans, the
Dominicans, the Carmelites, and the Augustinians.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Mendicant \Men"di*cant\, n.
A beggar; esp., one who makes a business of begging;
specifically, a begging friar.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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