need vs mendicity

need and mendicity both are nouns.

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

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

Other hyponyms of need include beggary, mendicancy.

need (noun)	mendicity (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	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

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