mendicity
1Mendicity — Men*dic i*ty, n. [L. mendicitas: cf. F. mendicit[ e]. See {Mendicant}.] The practice of begging; the life of a beggar; mendicancy. Rom. of R. [1913 Webster] …
2mendicity — index poverty, privation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3mendicity — mendacity, mendicity Mendacity (from Latin mendax ‘lying’) means ‘habitual lying or deceiving’, whereas mendicity (from Latin mendicare ‘to beg’) means ‘the practice or habit of begging’. The words are ultimately related in having a common… …
4Mendicity Institution — The Mendicity Institution in Dublin, Ireland, is one of Ireland s oldest charities. It continues its charitable work of providing meals to Dublin s needy from its premises at Island Street, south of Usher s Island, its former location. Contents 1 …
5mendicity — noun Etymology: Middle English mendicite, from Middle French mendicité, from Latin mendicitat , mendicitas, from mendicus Date: 15th century mendicancy …
6mendicity — /men dis i tee/, n. mendicancy. [1350 1400; ME mendicite < L mendicitas beggary, equiv. to mendic(us) needy, beggarly + itas ITY] * * * …
7mendicity — noun the state of being a beggar; mendicancy or beggary …
8mendicity — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The condition of being a beggar: beggary, mendicancy. See RICH …
9mendicity — men·dic·i·ty || men dɪsÉ™tɪ n. mendicancy, practice of begging; life of a beggar …
10mendicity — n. Beggary, mendicancy …
