noun
- plural of medicant; people who beg for alms or charity, especially those who do so as a religious practice or vow of poverty
Usage: archaic or formal; often used in historical or religious contexts
Examples
- Medieval monasteries sometimes housed medicants who had taken vows of poverty.
- The medicants gathered at the church steps seeking donations from passersby.
- In some religious traditions, medicants are respected for their spiritual commitment.
- The city's medicants relied on the charity of wealthy merchants.
- Historical records describe the lives of medicants in Renaissance Europe.