Franciscan
adjective
- of Saint Francis of Assisi
- designating or of the religious order founded by him in 1209: it is now divided into three branches
noun
any member of this order
See Franciscan in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(frăn-sĭsˈkən)
noun Roman Catholic Church A member of an originally mendicant religious order founded by St. Francis of Assisi in 1209 and dedicated to the virtues of humility and poverty. It is now divided into three independent branches.
adjective Of or relating to Saint Francis of Assisi or to the order founded by him.