friar
A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites,…A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).
» I'm afraid that the friar will be late.
Meaning
4 sensesA member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).
Mönch, Ordensbruder
мона́х нищенствующего орденаmonáx niščenstvujuščevo ordena
(dated)A white or pale patch on a printed page caused by poor inking.
An American fish, the silverside.
An American fish, the silverside.
Such fish prepared as food.
- a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
Examples
4 sentencesI'm afraid that the friar will be late.
Is a friar the same thing as a priest?
The hooded clouds, like friars, tell their beads in drops of rain.
The friar is more interested in brewing beer than he is the church.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English frere, borrowed from Old French frere, from Latin frāter, frInherited from Middle English frere, borrowed from Old French frere, from Latin frāter, from Proto-Italic *frātēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Doublet of bhai, brother, bru, frater, pal, and vai.
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