friar

The definition of a friar is a male member of a charitable Roman Catholic order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites, Dominicans and Franciscans.

(noun)

A male Dominican priest is an example of a friar.

See friar in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a member of any of various mendicant orders, as a Franciscan or Dominican

Origin: ME frer, frier < OFr frere < L frater, brother

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See friar in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun Abbr. Fr.

A member of a usually mendicant Roman Catholic order.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English frere

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin frāter, brother; see bhrāter- in Indo-European roots

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