mendicity vs need

mendicity and need both are nouns.

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

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

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

mendicity (noun)	need (noun)
the state of being a beggar or mendicant	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
	anything that is necessary but lacking
	a condition requiring relief
	a state of extreme poverty or destitution

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