franciscan Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order
    Grey Friar.
  2. adjective of or relating to Saint Francis of Assisi or to the order founded by him
    • Franciscan monks

WordNet

Fran*cis"can adjective
Etymology
LL. Franciscus Francis: cf. F. franciscain.
Definitions
  1. (R. C. Ch.) Belonging to the Order of St. Francis of the Franciscans.
Fran*cis"can noun
Definitions
  1. (R.C.Ch.) A monk or friar of the Order of St. Francis, a large and zealous order of mendicant monks founded in 1209 by St. Francis of Assisi. They are called also Friars Minor; and in England, Gray Friars, because they wear a gray habit.

Webster 1913