noun
- plural of mendicancy; the practice or condition of begging; the state of being a beggar or dependent on charity
Usage: formal; usually plural
Examples
- The social worker documented various mendicancies across the city's poorest neighborhoods.
- Historical records reveal the mendicancies that plagued medieval Europe during times of famine.
- The charity aimed to reduce mendicancies by providing job training and housing assistance.
- Urban mendicancies increased significantly during the economic recession.
- The novel explores the mendicancies and hardships faced by displaced families.