recollet

noun
rec·​ol·​let | \ ¦rekə¦let, rākȯlā\
plural -s

Definition of recollet

History and Etymology for recollet

Canadian French récollet, from French, member of a branch of the Franciscan order, from Medieval Latin recollectus, literally, recollected, from past participle of recolligere to recollect; from the resemblance of the bird's crest to the friar's hood

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