FRANCISCAN


Meaning of FRANCISCAN in English

/fran sis"keuhn/ , adj.

1. of or pertaining to St. Francis or the Franciscans.

n.

2. a member of the mendicant order founded by St. Francis in the 13th century.

[ 1585-95; Francisc ( us ) St. Francis of Assisi + -AN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .