# mendicity

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. the state of being a beggar; mendicancy or beggary

## Etymology
From Old French mendicité, from Latin mendicitas.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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