need vs mendicancy

need and mendicancy both are nouns.

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

As nouns, mendicancy is a hyponym of need; that is, mendicancy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than need:

Other hyponyms of need include beggary, mendicity.

need (noun)	mendicancy (noun)
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	a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
anything that is necessary but lacking	the state of being a beggar or mendicant
a condition requiring relief
a state of extreme poverty or destitution

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