WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
men•di•can•cy
(men′di kən sē),USA pronunciation n.
- the practice of begging, as for alms.
- the state or condition of being a beggar.
- mendic(ant) + -ancy 1780–90
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