mendicant

  1. Adjective.  Depending on alms for a living.
  2. Adjective.  Of or pertaining to a beggar.
  3. Adjective.  Of or pertaining to a member of a religious order forbidden to own property, and who must beg for a living.
  4. Noun.  A beggar.
  5. Noun.  A religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for a living.

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