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Greyfriars

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English

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Etymology

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As a common British placename, typically derived from having been the site of a Franciscan friary prior to the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

Noun

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Greyfriars

  1. plural of Greyfriar
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Proper noun

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Greyfriars

  1. (Catholicism) Synonym of Franciscans: the Order of the Friars Minor.
  2. Any of various other towns and villages in the United Kingdom.
  3. (Oxford City) Greyfriars, Oxford.
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