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Friar Minor

Friar Minor noun: synonym of Franciscan: a member of the Order of the Friars Minor.

Noun

Friar Minor (plural Friars Minor or Friar Minors)

  1. Synonym of Franciscan: a member of the Order of the Friars Minor.
    • […] So þere weren with vs ij worthi men, Frere Menoures […]c. 1410, "John Mandeville", Travels (Titus C.xvi), p. 188
    • The Friars Preacher opened their studium generale at St. Jacques, Paris, in 1229, the Friars Minor theirs in 1231.1952, Beryl Smalley, Study of Bible in Middle Ages, p. 264
    Synonyms:
    Franciscan

Synonyms of Friar Minor

Forms of Friar Minor

pluralFriars Minor
pluralFriar Minors

Origin of Friar Minor

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.

Questions about Friar Minor

What does Friar Minor mean?
Friar Minor means synonym of Franciscan: a member of the Order of the Friars Minor.
What part of speech is Friar Minor?
Friar Minor is a noun.
What is the plural of Friar Minor?
The plural of Friar Minor is Friars Minor.

Words near Friar Minor in the dictionary

  1. friands
  2. Friant
  3. friar
  4. friar bird
  5. friar birds
  6. Friar Minor
  7. Friar Minors
  8. Friar Preacher
  9. Friar Tuck
  10. friar's balsam
  11. friar's cap

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