predicant

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“I am one of the Order of Predicant Friars.”

From The Well in the Desert An Old Legend of the House of Arundel by Irwin, M. (Madelaine)

Predicant, pred′i-kant, adj. predicating: preaching.—n. one who affirms anything: a preacher, esp. a preaching-friar.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

A tournament of that class was being held all that summer between the regular priests and the newly-instituted Predicant Friars.

From Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century by Holt, Emily Sarah

“Will my Lord allow me to alter the figure he has chosen?” said the Predicant Friar.

From A Forgotten Hero Not for Him by Holt, Emily Sarah

“Some children,” said the Predicant Friar, with a tender intonation.

From A Forgotten Hero Not for Him by Holt, Emily Sarah