Etymology

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Today it means: Synonym of Franciscans: the Order of the Friars Minor. Full definition →

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The story

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.