mendicancy

英 ['mendɪkənsɪ] 美 ['mendɪkənsɪ]

• n. 乞丐生活；乞讨；托钵

英英释义

Noun:

1. the state of being a beggar or mendicant;

   "they were reduced to mendicancy"
   

2. a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)

近反义词

【近义词】

• beggary 赤贫
• mendicity 乞丐生活
• begging 请求