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noun
Synonym of Franciscan: a member of the Order of the Friars Minor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Catholicism, Christianity
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Synonyms: Franciscan
Antonyms: none provided
History
A calque of Medieval Latin Fratres Minores (“the Lesser Brothers”), both directly and via Old French freres meneurs and Norman freres menures, a name supposedly chosen by St Francis to inculcate humility.
