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Mendēs
mendīcābŭlum
mendīcābundus
mendīcātĭo
mendīcē
mendīcĭmōnĭum
mendīcĭtas
mendico
mendīcŭlus
mendicum
mendīcus
mendōsē
mendōsĭtas
mendōsus
mendum
Mĕnĕcles
Mĕnecrătes
Mĕnĕdēmus
Mĕnĕlāēus
Menelāis
Mĕnĕlāites
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mendīcus
mendīcus, a, um, adj., beggarly, needy, in want, indigent (class.). Lit.: paupertas si malum est, mendicus esse beatus nemo potest, Cic. Fin. 5, 28, 84; cf.: solos sapientes esse, si mendicissimi (sint), divites, id. Mur. 29, 61: mendicior, Tert. de Anim. 33: prandia, Mart. 14, 81.—As subst.: mendīcus, i, m., a beggar, mendicant: mendicum malim mendicando vincere, Quam, etc., Plaut. Bacch. 3, 4, 16: mendici, i. e. the priests of Cybele, Hor. S. 1, 2, 2.—As a term of abuse, a beggar, ragamuffin, Ter. And. 4, 5, 20.— Transf., in gen., poor, paltry, mean, sorry, pitiful: instrumentum mendicum, Cic. de Or. 3, 24, 92.—Hence, adv.: mendīcē, in a beggarly manner, meanly (post-Aug. and post-class.): non tam mendice tecum agam, sed plenā manu, Sen. Ep. 33, 6.—Comp.: ne mendicius patre coenaret, Tert. Pall. 5.

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Headword:
mendīcus
Headword (normalized):
mendīcus
Headword (normalized/stripped):
mendicus
IDX:
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URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n28657
Key:
mendicus

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