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

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Minorite

After seeking counsel of an old friend, Wenceslaus, king of Bohemia, Carpini was joined at Breslau by another Minorite, Benedict the Pole, appointed to act as interpreter.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various

That he was a Minorite “de provincia Francia” is no proof that he was a Frenchman.

From The Old English Herbals by Eleanour Sinclair Rohde

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 Joseph Jacobs

"Hasten at once to the Minorite convent, find out everything about the lady whom we saw there, and come back as soon as you can; I shall count the minutes till I see you again."

From Farewell by Ellen Marriage

The picture of the giant woman was long preserved in a Minorite convent in the city, and was evidently German in features and in costume.

From Modern Magic by Maximilian Schele de Vere