"greyfriar" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: greyfriars [plural], grey friar [alternative], grayfriar [alternative], gray friar [alternative], Greyfriar [alternative], Grey Friar [alternative], Grayfriar [alternative], Gray Friar [alternative]
Etymology: From grey + friar, from the grey habit worn by the Conventual Franciscans. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|grey|friar}} grey + friar Head templates: {{en-noun}} greyfriar (plural greyfriars)
  1. (Catholicism) Synonym of Franciscan: a member of the Order of the Friars Minor. Wikipedia link: Greyfriars Synonyms: Franciscan [synonym, synonym-of]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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