mendicity
[men-dis-i-tee]
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Origin of mendicity
1350–1400; Middle English mendicite < Latin mendīcitās beggary, equivalent to mendīc(us) needy, beggarly + -itās -ity
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Related Words
begging, indigence, impoverishment, destitution, poorness, penury, mendicancy, mendicity, pauperism, impecuniosityExamples from the Web for mendicity
Historical Examples
"I arrest you for mendicity," he said, just about to lay his hand on his shoulder.
The False ChevalierWilliam Douw Lighthall
She was industry personified, and had no sympathy with mendicity.
White LiesCharles Reade
Every person was required to labor, and mendicity was prohibited.
Great Events in the History of North and South AmericaCharles A. Goodrich
Is it not to condemn these latter to abandonment, misery, and mendicity?
The CriminalHavelock Ellis
Mendicity became a distinct institution, was divided into various branches, and was provided with a language of its own.
The Book of Vagabonds and BeggarsAnonymous