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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 men·di·cant /ˈmɛndɪkənt/
 (a.)行乞的,托缽的,化緣的乞丐,乞討,托缽僧

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Men·di·cant a.  Practicing beggary; begging; living on alms; as, mendicant friars.
 Mendicant orders R. C. Ch., certain monastic orders which are forbidden to acquire landed property and are required to be supported by alms, esp. the Franciscans, the Dominicans, the Carmelites, and the Augustinians.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Men·di·cant, n. A beggar; esp., one who makes a business of begging; specifically, a begging friar.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 mendicant
      adj : practicing beggary; "mendicant friars"
      n 1: a male member of a religious order that originally relied
           soley on alms [syn: friar]
      2: a pauper who lives by begging [syn: beggar]