mendicant

«mendicant» in Mova's school dictionary: A beggar, someone who lives by asking others for food or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

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

meaning for a pupil

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

sense 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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «mendicant» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.