mendicant(noun, adjective) adjective1. practicing beggary- mendicant friarsSimilar word(s): beseeching, imploring, pleading noun1. a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on almsSimilar word(s): friarDefinition categories: person, religious2. a pauper who lives by beggingSimilar word(s): beggarDefinition categories: person, pauper