Minorite

American  

[mahy-nuh-rahyt] / ˈmaɪ nəˌraɪt /

noun

1. Friar Minor.

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Minorite British  

/ ˈmaɪnəˌraɪt /

noun

1. Also called: Minor.  a member of the Franciscan Friars Minor

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Etymology

Origin of Minorite

1555–65; (Friars) Minor ( def. ), translation of Medieval Latin frātrēs minōrēs literally, “lesser brothers,” a name emphasizing their humility; see -ite ¹

Example Sentences

Who was its author is very doubtful, but the probabilities are in favour of Thomas de Celano, a Minorite friar, who lived during the second half of the fourteenth century.

From Notes and Queries, Number 37, July 13, 1850 by Various

The carriage immediately came towards the Minorite convent, and M. d'Albon recognized neighbors, M. and Mme. de Grandville, who hastened to alight and put their carriage at his disposal.

From Farewell by Marriage, Ellen

When Montefeltro was no longer accompanied by him he lost the courage to maintain his despotism, and entered a Minorite monastery, where he lived as a monk for many years till his death.

From The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy by Burckhardt, Jacob

They take their names from those religious democrats, the Minorite friars of Saint Francis, who wear a girdle of rope over their coarse gray habit.

From Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty by Imbert de Saint-Amand, Arthur Léon, baron

Odorico di Pordenone, a Minorite friar, travelled through India, by way of Persia, Bombay, and Surat, to Malabar, the Coromandel coast, and thence to China and Tibet.

From The Story of Geographical Discovery How the World Became Known by Jacobs, Joseph