Minorite

 [mahy-nuh-rahyt]  

Mi·nor·ite

   [mahy-nuh-rahyt]
noun
Friar Minor.
Origin:
1555–65; (Friars) Minor, translation of Medieval Latin frātrēs minōrēs literally, lesser brothers, a name emphasizing their humility; see -ite1
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Minorite is always a great word to know.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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Minorite (ˈmaɪnəˌraɪt)
 
—n
Also called: Minor a member of the Franciscan Friars Minor
 
[C16: from Medieval Latin frātrēs minōrēs lesser brethren, name adopted by St Francis as a token of humility]

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