'Crouched friar' definitions:

Definition of 'Crouched friar'

From: GCIDE
  • Crouched \Crouched\ (kroucht), a. Marked with the sign of the cross. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Crouched friar. See Crutched friar, under Crutched. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'crouched friar'

From: GCIDE
  • Crutched \Crutched\ (kr?cht), a.
  • 1. Supported upon crutches. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. [See Crouch, v. t., and Crouched, a. ] Marked with the sign of the cross; crouched. [1913 Webster]
  • Crutched friar (Eccl.), one of a religious order, so called because its members bore the sign of the cross on their staves and habits; -- called also crossed friar and crouched friar. [1913 Webster]