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In the Franciscan order of friars: a guardian or warden of a house or of a subdivision of a province (province, n. 4b). Now somewhat rare (chiefly…
The superior of a Franciscan convent. Cf. guardian, n. 4. Obsolete.
The superior of a Franciscan convent.
In the Franciscan order of friars. A guardian or warden of a house or of a subdivision of a province (province, n. 4b). Now chiefly historical.
Christian Church. the chief monk in a Franciscan monastery.