Friar Minor

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

plural

Friars Minor 

1. a friar belonging to the branch of the Franciscan order that observes the strict rule of St. Francis.

Friar Minor

noun

1. Christianity a member of either of two of the three orders into which the order founded by St Francis of Assisi came to be divided, namely the Order of Friars Minor and the Order of Friars Minor Conventual Compare Capuchin

Word History and Origins

Origin of Friar Minor¹

First recorded in 1200–50; friar ( def. ), minor ( def. )