- mendicity
- noun Etymology: Middle English mendicite, from Middle French mendicité, from Latin mendicitat-, mendicitas, from mendicus Date: 15th century mendicancy
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Mendicity — 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mendicity — index poverty, privation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
mendicity — 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… … Modern English usage
Mendicity 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 … Wikipedia
mendicity — /men dis i tee/, n. mendicancy. [1350 1400; ME mendicite < L mendicitas beggary, equiv. to mendic(us) needy, beggarly + itas ITY] * * * … Universalium
mendicity — noun the state of being a beggar; mendicancy or beggary … Wiktionary
mendicity — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The condition of being a beggar: beggary, mendicancy. See RICH … English dictionary for students
mendicity — men·dic·i·ty || men dɪsÉ™tɪ n. mendicancy, practice of begging; life of a beggar … English contemporary dictionary
mendicity — n. Beggary, mendicancy … New dictionary of synonyms
mendicity — men·dic·i·ty … English syllables
