Mendicancy Meaning

There are 2 meaning(s) for word Mendicancy

Meaning 1 : a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)

    Synonyms : beggary,  begging
Meaning 2 : the state of being a beggar or mendicant

    Example : they were reduced to mendicancy

    Synonyms : beggary,  mendicity