Synonyms of mendicancy

Noun

1. beggary, mendicancy, mendicity, indigence, need, penury, pauperism, pauperization

usage: the state of being a beggar or mendicant; "they were reduced to mendicancy"

2. beggary, begging, mendicancy, solicitation

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

Definition and meaning of mendicancy (Dictionary)