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Beggars

Scope note

Those who subsist by asking for alms. WCOL9

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000188618

Broader Terms used

<people by activity>

Term used for

mendicants

Equivalent Terms used

beggar
beggar's
beggars'

Created

13yrs ago

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