mendicancy vs need

mendicancy and need both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mendicancy	Yes	No	No	No
need	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, need is a hypernym of mendicancy; that is, need is a word with a broader meaning than mendicancy:

Other hypernyms of mendicancy include indigence, pauperism, pauperization, penury.

mendicancy (noun)	need (noun)
a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)	the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
the state of being a beggar or mendicant	anything that is necessary but lacking
	a condition requiring relief
	a state of extreme poverty or destitution

mendicancy (verb)	need (verb)
	have need of
	have or feel a need for
	require as useful, just, or proper