"greyfriar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: greyfriars [plural]
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 Categories (topical): Catholicism, Male people, Monasticism, People, Roman Catholicism Synonyms: Franciscan [synonym, synonym-of], grey friar, grayfriar, gray friar, Greyfriar, Grey Friar, Grayfriar, Gray Friar
    Sense id: en-greyfriar-en-noun-saWDH3pr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: Catholicism, Christianity

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