mendication

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/mɛndɪˈkeɪʃən/

noun

The act or practice of begging; beggary.

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Meanings

nounmendication (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableThe act or practice of begging; beggary.

    For, Suidas is silent herein, Cedrenus and Zonaras, two grave and punctual authors, delivering only the confiscation of his goods, omit the history of his mendication.

    1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

Origin

From mendicate + -ion.

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APA

mendication. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mendication

MLA

“mendication.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mendication. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mendication,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mendication.

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