"mendinaunt" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Forms: mendinaunts [plural]
Etymology: Ultimately from Old French mendier (“to beg”), from Latin mendīcāre. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|mendier||to beg}} Old French mendier (“to beg”), {{der|enm|la|mendīcāre}} Latin mendīcāre Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} mendinaunt, {{enm-noun}} mendinaunt (plural mendinaunts)
  1. a mendicant or begging friar Synonyms: mendynaunt
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