Bettelmönch — meaning in English
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English meaning
- mendicant noun A member of a religious order that owns no property and lives on charity, such as a Franciscan or Dominican friar.
Senses
Bettelmönch is used for these senses in English:
- mendicant A religious friar, forbidden to own personal property, who begs for a living.
mendicant — full definition
- noun A member of a religious order that owns no property and lives on charity, such as a Franciscan or Dominican friar.
- noun A person who lives by begging.
- adjective Living on alms, or given to begging.
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