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OBSERVANTINE
Ob
`
ser
*
van
"
tine,
n.
Etym:
[
Fr.
observantin.] (R.C.
Ch.
)
Defn:
One
of
a
branch
of
the
Order
of
Franciscans,
who
profess
to
adhere
more
strictly
than
the
Conventuals
to
the
intention
of
the
founder,
especially
as
to
poverty;
--
called
also
Observants.
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