Definition of mendicantism:
(adj) :
Of or pertaining to a member of a religious order forbidden to own property, and who must beg for a living.
(n) :
A religious friar, forbidden to own personal property, who begs for a living.
(adj) :
Depending on alms for a living.
(adj) :
Of or pertaining to a beggar.
(n) :
A pauper who lives by begging.