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men·di·can·cy

mendicancy

 
pronunciation:
men dih kn si
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: the act of soliciting money by begging.
Unable to feed themselves, they resorted to mendicancy.Mendicancy is no longer permitted in the train stations.
definition 2: the condition of being a beggar.
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