mendicant mendicancy • mendicate · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · mendicant · · Text Latin · · Script 9 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms. Synonyms: friar. · · Noun Definition 1 (noun) a pauper who lives by begging. Synonyms: beggar. · · Noun Definition 2 (adj) practicing beggary. Example: "Mendicant friars." · · Adjective Definition 1 Synonyms · · · friar · · Synonym 1 beggar · · Synonym 2 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E t latin small letter t U+0074