Xaverian

adjective

Xa·​ve·​ri·​an

zāˈvirēən,

zaˈv-

: of, relating to, or named after St. Francis Xavier

Word History

Etymology

irregular from St. Francis Xavier †1552 Spanish Jesuit missionary + English -an

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