Greyfriars

See also: greyfriars

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Greyfriars

1. plural of Greyfriar

Proper noun

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.