men‧di‧cant /ˈmendəkənt, ˈmendɪkənt/ 
 noun [countable] formal[
Date: 1300-1400; 
Language: Latin; 
Origin: present participle of mendicare 'to beg', from mendicus 'beggar']
 someone who asks people for money in order to live, usually for religious reasons
—mendicant adjective  [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲