Friar Minor Conventual

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Fri′ar Mi′nor Conven′tual, pl. Friars Minor Conventual. [Rom. Cath. Ch.]

1. Religion a friar belonging to a branch of the Franciscan order that separated from the Observants in the 15th century, and that observes a modification of the rule of St. Francis. Also called Conventual. Cf. Friar Minor, capuchin (def. 4).

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

Fri′ar Mi′nor, pl. Friars Minor. [Rom. Cath. Ch.]

1. Religion a friar belonging to the branch of the Franciscan order that observes the strict rule of St. Francis. Cf. capuchin (def. 4), Friar Minor Conventual. 

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