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Yes, mendicant is playable

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"Mendicant" Definition

noun

A beggar.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

A member of an order of friars forbidden to own property in common, who work or beg for their living.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

A member of a religious order (as the Franciscans) combining monastic life and outside religious activity and originally owning neither personal nor community property .

Source: Merriam-Webster

adjective

Depending on alms for a living; practicing begging.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

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