friar vs mendicant

friar

noun
  • A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars). 

  • An American fish, the silverside. 

mendicant

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

  • A pauper who lives by begging. 

adj
  • Depending on alms for a living. 

  • Of or pertaining to a beggar. 

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

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