mendicans

== Latin == === Etymology === Present active participle of mendīcō (“beg”) === Participle === mendīcāns (genitive mendīcantis); third-declension one-termination participle begging, asking for alms ==== Declension ==== Third-declension participle. 1When used purely as an adjective. ==== Descendants ==== French: mendiant → Catalan: mendicant → English: mendicant → Italian: mendicante → Portuguese: mendicante → Spanish: mendicante