Found 2 items, similar to Gray Friars.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Gray Friar Gray Friar n : a Roman Catholic friar wearing the gray habit of the Franciscan order [syn: Franciscan]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Gray Friars Franciscan \Fran*cis"can\, n. (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. [1913 Webster]