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   Fran·cis·can

   /franˈsisk(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. a friar, sister, or lay member of a Christian religious order founded in 1209 by St. Francis of Assisi, or of an order based on Franciscan rule. The Franciscan orders are noted for preachers and missionaries.

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or denoting St. Francis or the Franciscans.

   Word Origin from French franciscain, from modern Latin Franciscanus, from Franciscus ‘Francis’.

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