Definitions for mendicancy

mendicancy men·di·can·cy

Spelling: [men-di-kuh n-see]
IPA: /ˈmɛn dɪ kən si/

Mendicancy is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 20 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 24 points.

You can make 386 anagrams from letters in mendicancy (accdeimnny).

Definitions for mendicancy

noun

  1. the practice of begging, as for alms.
  2. the state or condition of being a beggar.

Origin of mendicancy

First recorded in 1780-90; mendic(ant) + -ancy

Examples for mendicancy

And yet for some of them this life of brawls and vodka, of theft and mendicancy, is a very hell.

mendicancy: that of the fraudulent bankrupt with negligible assets paying 1s.

It was easy, however, to decree the extinction of mendicancy.

How could disorderly living of this sort lead to anything but mendicancy?

Thus Chayon after a few days of good fortune was again reduced to mendicancy.

The first decree on the subject of mendicancy was issued May 20th, 1790.

Why, my certificate of mendicancy, as usual, when I am caught.

As sure as I'm alive I'll commit you for a rogue and vagabond, for mendicancy and assault.

The two chief faults of the system were the principle of mendicancy and the exemption from episcopal control.

The mendicancy laws have taken from him his human demand on Man.

Word Value for mendicancy
Scrable

20

Words with friends

24

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