FRANCISCAN


Meaning of FRANCISCAN in English

adj belonging to the order of st. francis of the franciscans.

2. franciscan ·noun 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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