Mendicancy and Penury

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

Penury and mendicancy are semantically related. in poverty topic. In some cases you can use "Penury" instead a noun "Mendicancy".

Nearby Word: mendicant

Penury

Penury noun - The state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions.
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Synonyms for Penury

Mendicancy and penury are semantically related. You can use "Mendicancy" instead a noun "Penury".

Nearby Word: penurious
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