Definition of Mendecant
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.
Men"di*cant, n. A beggar; esp.,
one who makes a business of begging; specifically, a begging
friar.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- depending on alms for a living
- a beggar
- a religious friar, forbidden to own personal property, who begs for a living
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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