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Franciscan

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Fran⋅cis⋅can

  [fran-sis-kuhn]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to St. Francis or the Franciscans.
–noun
2. a member of the mendicant order founded by St. Francis in the 13th century.
Origin:
1585–95; < ML Francisc(us) St. Francis of Assisi + -an
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Fran·cis·can   (frān-sĭs'kən)   
n.   Roman Catholic Church
A member of an originally mendicant religious order founded by St. Francis of Assisi in 1209 and dedicated to the virtues of humility and poverty. It is now divided into three independent branches.
adj.  Of or relating to Saint Francis of Assisi or to the order founded by him.

[New Latin Franciscānus, from Medieval Latin Franciscus, from Saint Francis of Assisi.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

Franciscan 
1592, "friar of the order founded in 1209 by St. Francis of Assisi" (1182-1226).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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