Xaverian Brother

noun Xa·ve·ri·an Brother \zā-ˈvir-ē-ən-, za-\

Definition of XAVERIAN BROTHER

: a member of a Roman Catholic congregation of lay brothers founded by Theodore J. Ryken in Brugge, Belgium, in 1839 and dedicated to education

Xaverian of St. Francis Xavier

First Known Use: 1882

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