medicant
/ˈmɛdɪkənt/
noun
- A person who begs for money or food; a beggar.
- In medieval times, many medicants traveled from town to town seeking charity.
- She gave a warm meal to the medicant who had been sleeping under the bridge.
- The medicant sat by the church door, asking for spare change.
- A member of a religious order that relies on charitable donations for support, such as a friar.
- The medicant wore a simple brown robe and carried no money.
- The medicant preached humility and lived entirely on the kindness of others.
- Saint Francis of Assisi was a famous medicant who founded a religious order.
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