Minorite

American  

[mahy-nuh-rahyt] / ˈmaɪ nəˌraɪt /

noun

1. Friar Minor.

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Minorite British  

/ ˈmaɪnəˌraɪt /

noun

1. Also called: Minor.  a member of the Franciscan Friars Minor

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Etymology

Origin of Minorite

1555–65; (Friars) Minor ( def. ), translation of Medieval Latin frātrēs minōrēs literally, “lesser brothers,” a name emphasizing their humility; see -ite ¹

Example Sentences

After seeking counsel of an old friend, Wenceslaus, king of Bohemia, Carpini was joined at Breslau by another Minorite, Benedict the Pole, appointed to act as interpreter.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various

"Hasten at once to the Minorite convent, find out everything about the lady whom we saw there, and come back as soon as you can; I shall count the minutes till I see you again."

From Farewell by Marriage, Ellen

The so-called German church, in Romanesque style, belonged to the Minorite monastery, founded in 1241 and closed in 1808.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

Odorico di Pordenone, a Minorite friar, travelled through India, by way of Persia, Bombay, and Surat, to Malabar, the Coromandel coast, and thence to China and Tibet.

From The Story of Geographical Discovery How the World Became Known by Jacobs, Joseph

In the year 1439, two Minorite friars who had all their lives collected books, died.

From The Enemies of Books by Blades, William