Meaning Of The Word Franciscan

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Franciscan in American English
any member of this order
of Saint Francis of Assisi
adjective: of or pertaining to St. Francis or the Franciscans
noun: a member of the mendicant order founded by St. Francis in the 13th century

Franciscan in British English
noun: a member of any of several Christian religious orders of mendicant friars or nuns tracing their origins back to Saint Francis of Assisi; a Grey Friar

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