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greyfriars

greyfriars is the plural of greyfriar.

Meaning of greyfriar

Noun

greyfriar (plural greyfriars)

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

Noun capitalized: Greyfriars

Greyfriars

  1. (plural) plural of Greyfriar

Proper noun capitalized: Greyfriars

Greyfriars

  1. Synonym of Franciscans: the Order of the Friars Minor.
    Synonyms:
    Franciscans
  2. Any of various other towns and villages in the United Kingdom.
  3. (Oxford City) Greyfriars, Oxford.

Synonyms of greyfriars

Origin of greyfriars

As a common British placename, typically derived from having been the site of a Franciscan friary prior to the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

Questions about greyfriars

What does greyfriars mean?
Greyfriars means synonym of Franciscans: the Order of the Friars Minor.
What is greyfriars the plural of?
Greyfriars is the plural of greyfriar.
What part of speech is greyfriars?
Greyfriars can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near greyfriars in the dictionary

  1. greyest
  2. greyey
  3. greyfield
  4. greyfields
  5. greyfriar
  6. greyfriars
  7. Greygler
  8. Greyglers
  9. greyhaired
  10. greyhat
  11. greyhats

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