English Explanatory Dictionary

Friar Minor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of Franciscan: a member of the Order of the Friars Minor.

Word forms

Friar Minor Friars Minor Friar Minors

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

Franciscan
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