Meanings
nounmendicity (countable and uncountable, plural mendicities)
plural mendicities
- countableuncountablethe state of being a beggar; mendicancy or beggary
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinmendicitas
- Old Frenchmendicité
- Englishmendicity
From Old French mendicité, from Latin mendicitas.
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mendicity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mendicity
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“mendicity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mendicity. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mendicity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mendicity.
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