1. the practice of begging; the condition of being a beggar
Usage: formal

Examples

• The city council passed new ordinances to address mendicity in the downtown area.
• His fall from wealth to mendicity was swift and tragic.
• Medieval laws often regulated mendicity and distinguished between deserving and undeserving poor.
• The charity aimed to reduce mendicity by providing job training programs.
• Social workers studied the causes of mendicity in urban environments.
• The novel depicted the harsh realities of mendicity in 19th-century London.