friars minor

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friars minor - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Franciscan \Fran*cis"can\, n. (R.C.Ch.)
     A monk or friar of the Order of St. Francis, a large and
     zealous order of mendicant monks founded in 1209 by St.
     Francis of Assisi. They are called also Friars Minor; and
     in England, Gray Friars, because they wear a gray habit.
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