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Franciscan definition

Fran·cis·can (fran sis′kən)

adjective

  1. of Saint Francis of Assisi
  2. designating or of the religious order founded by him in 1209: it is now divided into three branches

Etymology: < ML Franciscus: see Francis

noun

any member of this order

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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