Mendicant
Mendicant , adjective
[Latin mendicans, -antis, present participle of mendicare to beg, from mendicus beggar, indigent.]
Practicing beggary; begging; living on alms; as, mendicant friars.
Collocations (1)
Mendicant orders (Roman Catholic Church) , 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.
Mendicant , noun
A beggar; esp., one who makes a business of begging; specifically, a begging friar.