Part 6958

<h1>Mendicancy</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Men"di*can*cy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The condition of being mendicant; beggary; begging.</def>

<i>Burke.</i>

<h1>Mendicant</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Men"di*cant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>mendicans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>mendicare</ets> to beg, fr. <ets>mendicus</ets> beggar, indigent.]</ety> <def>Practicing beggary; begging; living on alms; <as>as, <ex>mendicant</ex> friars</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Mendicant orders</col> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld>, <cd>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.</cd></cs>

<h1>Mendicant</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Men"di*cant</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A beggar; esp., one who makes a business of begging; specifically, a begging friar.</def>

<h1>Mendicate</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Men"di*cate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.& i.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>mendicatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>mendicare</ets> to beg.]</ety> <def>To beg.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<h1>Mendication</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Men`di*ca"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act or practice of begging; beggary; mendicancy.</def>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<h1>Mendicity</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Men*dic"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>mendicitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mendicit\'82</ets>. See <er>Mendicant</er>.]</ety> <def>The practice of begging; the life of a beggar; mendicancy.</def>

<i>Rom. of R.</i>

<h1>Mendinant</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Men"di*nant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A mendicant or begging friar.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Mendment</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Mend"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Amendment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Mendole</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Men"dole</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mendol</ets>, <ets>mendole</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The cackerel.</def>

<h1>Mendregal</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Men"dre*gal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Medregal.</def>

<h1>Mends</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Mends</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Amends</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>