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mendicancy

/ˈmendɪkənsi/noun

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noun
  1. 1

    [U] formal

    the practice of living by begging

    भिक्षावृत्ति, भीख माँगना

    • Several states have laws against mendicancy.
    • Buddhist monks traditionally lived by mendicancy.

    Synonyms begging beggary

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mendicant nounmendicant adjective