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Friday, November 22nd, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Mendicancy
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(from Lat. mendicus, in a condition of beggary, a word of unknown origin), a state or condition of being a beggar, the practice of obtaining a livelihood by asking alms. The word "mendicant," also found in the French form "mendiant," appears to have come into use through the begging friars.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Mendicancy'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/m/mendicancy.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Mendicancy'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/m/mendicancy.html. 1910.
