Mendicancy and Need

Mendicancy

Mendicancy noun - The state of being a beggar or mendicant.
Usage example: they were reduced to mendicancy
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Synonyms for Mendicancy

Need and mendicancy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Need" instead a noun "Mendicancy".

Nearby Word: mendicant

Need

Need noun - A state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful.

Mendicancy and need are semantically related. You can use "Mendicancy" instead a noun "Need".

Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful
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