— Xaverian /zay vear"ee euhn, za-/ , adj.
/zay"vee euhr, zav"ee-, zay"vyeuhr/ , n.
1. Saint Francis ( Francisco Javier ) ( "the Apostle of the Indies" ), 1506-52, Spanish Jesuit missionary, esp. in India and Japan.
2. a male given name: from an Arabic word meaning "bright."