Barebone

or Barbone, Praise- God, a member of the legislative body a embled by Cromwell in 1653, after the di olution of the Long Parliament. The royalists facetiously distinguished him by calling the convention “Barebone’s Parliament.” Barefooted Friars, monks who use sandals, or go barefoot. They are not a distinct body, but may be found in several orders of mendicant friars —for_ example, among the Carmelites, Francis cans, August in i ans, There were also barefooted nuns.