Friar Minor

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Friar Minor

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A calque of Medieval Latin Fratres Minores (“the Lesser Brothers”), both directly and via Old French freres meneurs and Norman freres menures, a name supposedly chosen by St Francis to inculcate humility.

noun Friars Minor · Friar Minors

Synonym of Franciscan: a member of the Order of the Friars Minor. […] So þere weren with vs ij worthi men, Frere Menoures […]
Similar: Franciscan

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@misc{friar_minor_2026,
  title = {Friar Minor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/friar%20minor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}