men·di·cant 
/ˈmɛndɪkənt/ noun
plural men·di·cants /ˈmɛndɪkənt/ noun [count] formal : someone (such as a member of a religious group) who lives by asking people for money or food
▪ wandering mendicants
▪ wandering mendicants
— mendicant adjective
▪ mendicant friars ▪ a mendicant monk
▪ mendicant friars ▪ a mendicant monk
