Friar Minor
noun
,
plural
Friars Minor.
Roman Catholic Church
1.
a friar belonging to the branch of the Franciscan order that observes the strict rule of St. Francis.
Compare
capuchin
(def 4),
Friar Minor Conventual
.
Origin
1520-30
British Dictionary definitions for
Friar Minor
Friar Minor
noun
(
pl
)
Friars Minor
1.
(
Christianity
) a member of either of two of the three orders into which the order founded by St Francis of Assisi came to be divided, namely the
Order of Friars Minor
and the
Order of Friars Minor Conventual
Compare
Capuchin