mendicity

[ men-dis-i-tee ]

/ mɛnˈdɪs ɪ ti /

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noun

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Origin of mendicity

1350–1400; Middle English mendicite < Latin mendīcitās beggary, equivalent to mendīc(us) needy, beggarly + -itās -ity

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mendicity

mendacity mendicity

Words nearby mendicity

mender, menderes, mendes, mendicancy, mendicant, mendicity, mending, mendips, mendocino, mendota, mendoza

Example sentences from the Web for mendicity

Either the woman had returned from a German witches' Sabbath, or she had come out of a mendicity asylum.
Scenes from a Courtesan's Life|Honore de Balzac
Mendicity became a distinct institution, was divided into various branches, and was provided with a language of its own.
The Book of Vagabonds and Beggars|Anonymous
In the rural districts vagrancy and mendicity still survive, in spite of constabulary forces and petty sessions.
Old Roads and New Roads|William Bodham Donne
Every person was required to labor, and mendicity was prohibited.
Great Events in the History of North and South America|Charles A. Goodrich

"I arrest you for mendicity," he said, just about to lay his hand on his shoulder.
The False Chevalier|William Douw Lighthall