friar minor

fri·ar mi·nor

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Definitions of friar minor words

noun plural friar minor a friar belonging to the branch of the Franciscan order that observes the strict rule of St. Francis. Compare capuchin (def 4), Friar Minor Conventual. 1
noun friar minor a member of either of two of the three orders into which the order founded by St Francis of Assisi came to be divided, namely the Order of Friars Minor and the Order of Friars Minor Conventual 0
noun friar minor a member of the branch of the Franciscan order that follows the original rule 0

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

First recorded in 1520-30

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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