Added 9 October 2026 franciscan noun Categories: PeopleRare Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about franciscan at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order. adjective Of or relating to Saint Francis of Assisi or to the order founded by him. Franciscan monks Related Words: observantsminoritegreyfriarmendicantofmcapuchinobservantconventualseraphictertiaryascetic Back to today's word