Dominican vs mendicant

Dominican

adj
  • Of or belonging to the Dominican religious order. 

  • Of, from, or pertaining to the Dominican Republic, or its people. 

  • Of, from, or pertaining to Dominica, or its people. 

noun
  • A person from the Dominican Republic or of its descent. 

  • A person from the Commonwealth of Dominica or of its descent. 

  • A member of the religious order founded by St. Dominic. 

mendicant

adj
  • Of or pertaining to a member of a religious order forbidden to own property, and who must beg for a living. 

  • Depending on alms for a living. 

  • Of or pertaining to a beggar. 

noun
  • A pauper who lives by begging. 

  • A religious friar, forbidden to own personal property, who begs for a living. 

How often have the words Dominican and mendicant occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )