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1. (adj.) Franciscan
of or pertaining to St. Francis or the Franciscans.
2. (n.) Franciscan
a member of the mendicant order founded by St. Francis in the 13th century.
Etymology: (1585–95; < ML Francisc(us)+ -an1)
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1. (adj) Franciscan, Grey Friar
a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order
2. (adj) Franciscan
of or relating to Saint Francis of Assisi or to the order founded by him
"Franciscan monks"
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1. (adj) Franciscan
belonging to the Order of St. Francis of the Franciscans
2. (noun) Franciscan
a monk or friar of the Order of St. Francis, a large and zealous order of mendicant monks founded in 1209 by St. Francis of Assisi. They are called also Friars Minor; and in England, Gray Friars, because they wear a gray habit
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