Order of Friars Minor
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Etymology[edit]
A calque of Medieval Latin Ordo Fratres Minores (“the Order of Lesser Brothers”), chosen by Francis of Assisi to inculcate humility in its members.
Proper noun[edit]
- (Catholicism) The religious order of friars established by St Francis of Assisi.