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.
... house which stood in Hart Street, Crutched Friars, a few doors from Mark Lane, is said to have been called Whittington's palace in the old leases, but this is the only evidence in favour of the popular belief. The front was elaborately ... — The History of Sir Richard Whittington • T. H.
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