mendicancy是什么意思？

mendicancy

英['mendɪkənsɪ] 美['mendɪkənsɪ]

• n. 乞丐，托钵，行乞修道士；

例句

• They were reduced to mendicancy. 他们沦落成了乞丐.

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)