mendicancy: Meaning and Definition of

men•di•can•cy

Pronunciation: (men'di-kun-sē), [key]
— n.
  1. the practice of begging, as for alms.
  2. the state or condition of being a beggar.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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