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n. (Zool.) The Lake herring (Coregonus Artedi), valuable food fish of the Great Lakes of North America. The name is also applied to Coregonus Hoyi, a related species of Lake Michigan. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ LL. Franciscus Francis: cf. F. franciscain. ] (R. C. Ch.) Belonging to the Order of St. Francis of the Franciscans. [ 1913 Webster ]
Franciscan Brothers,
Franciscan Nuns,
Franciscan Tertiaries,
n. (R.C.Ch.) A monk or friar of the Order of St. Francis, a large and zealous order of mendicant monks founded in 1209 by St. Francis of Assisi. They are called also
prop. n. A genus of freshwater fishes including the dace (Leuciscus leuciscus).
n. [ L. sciscitatio, fr. sciscitari to inquire, from sciscere to seek to know, v. incho. from scire to know. ] The act of inquiring; inquiry; demand. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]