men‧di‧cant /ˈmendəkənt, ˈmendɪkənt/
noun [countable] formal[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Latin;
Origin: present participle of mendicare 'to beg', from mendicus 'beggar']
someone who asks people for money in order to live, usually for religious reasons
—mendicant adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲