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Noun: Franciscan  fran'sis-kun
  1. A Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order
    - Grey Friar
Adjective: Franciscan  fran'sis-kun
  1. Of or relating to Saint Francis of Assisi or to the order founded by him
    "Franciscan monks"

Derived forms: Franciscans

Type of: friar, mendicant

Part of: Franciscan order

Encyclopedia: Franciscan