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mendicant

noun (mendicant, mendicants); also adjective; old use

«mendicant» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A beggar, someone who lives by asking others for food or money. tree →

In the lessons

In fairy tales a poor traveller who asks for bread, often a prince or witch in disguise.

Examples

An old mendicant knocked at the door and asked for bread. tree →
The prince dressed as a mendicant. tree →
The mendicant wore torn rags. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «mendicant» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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