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Mi•nor•ite
(mī′nə rīt′),USA pronunciation n.
- ReligionSee Friar Minor.
- 1555–65; (Friars) Minor, translation of Medieval Latin frātrēs minōrēs literally, lesser brothers, a name emphasizing their humility; see -ite1