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.
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