Dictionary  Fri'ar Mi'nor Conven'tual—pl. Friars Minor Conventual. Rom. Cath. Ch. 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). Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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