Minorite
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Mi·nor·ite
(mī′nə-rīt′)n.
A Franciscan friar.
[From Medieval Latin (Frātrēs) Minōrēs, minor (friars), from Latin minōrēs, pl. of minor, lesser; see minor.]
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Minorite
(ˈmaɪnəˌraɪt)n
(Roman Catholic Church) a member of the Franciscan Friars Minor. Also called: Minor
[C16: from Medieval Latin frātrēs minōrēs lesser brethren, name adopted by St Francis as a token of humility]
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Fran•cis•can
(frænˈsɪs kən)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; < Medieval Latin Francisc(us) + -an1]
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