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  • 11Minor — Mi nor, n. 1. A person of either sex who has not attained the age at which full civil rights are accorded; an infant; in England and the United States, one under twenty one years of age. [1913 Webster] Note: In hereditary monarchies, the minority …

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  • 12Friar Rock — Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = Friar Rock caption = sire = Rock Sand grandsire = Sainfoin dam = Fairy Gold damsire = Bend Or sex = Stallion foaled = 1913 country = United States flagicon|USA colour = Chestnut breeder = August Belmont …

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  • 13Friar — A friar is a member of one of the mendicant orders.Friars and monksFriars differ from monks in that they are called to a life of poverty in service to a community, rather than cloistered asceticism and devotion. Whereas monks live cloistered away …

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  • 14minor — adjective 1》 having little importance, seriousness, or significance. 2》 Music (of a scale) having intervals of a semitone between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth, and the seventh and eighth. Contrasted with major.… …

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  • 15Minor Freedom Fighters — In the Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon and comic series, there are several characters who serve in divisions of the Freedom Fighters. Most of these characters play minor roles in the overall plot.Arctic Freedom FightersGuntiverThe wolf leader of the… …

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  • 16Minor orders — Order Or der, n. [OE. ordre, F. ordre, fr. L. ordo, ordinis. Cf. {Ordain}, {Ordinal}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system; as: (a) Of material things, like the… …

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  • 17minor — I. a. 1. Less, smaller. 2. Inferior, subordinate. 3. Inconsiderable, petty, unimportant, small. II. n.; (also minorite) Franciscan friar …

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  • 18Capuchin Friars Minor — • An autonomous branch of the first Franciscan Order Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Capuchin Friars Minor     Capuchin Friars Minor      …

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  • 19Order of Friars Minor —     Order of Friars Minor     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Order of Friars Minor     (Also known as FRANCISCANS.) This subject may be conveniently considered under the following heads:     I. General History of the Order;     A. First Period (1209… …

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  • 20Order of Friars Minor Capuchin — Abbreviation Capuchins, O.M.Cap., O.F.M. Cap., O.S.F.C., Capuchin Franciscans Formation 1520 Type Catholic religi …

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