friar
noun
[ ˈfrʌɪə ]
• a member of any of certain religious orders of men, especially the four mendicant orders (Augustinians, Carmelites, Dominicans, and Franciscans).
Similar:
monk,
brother,
religious,
contemplative,
prior,
abbot,
Dominican,
Black Friar,
Carmelite,
White Friar,
Franciscan,
Friar Minor,
Grey Friar,
Minorite,
Augustinian,
Augustine,
Austin Friar,
Crutched Friar,
Capuchin,
Servite,
mendicant,
cenobite,
cloisterer,
religioner,
religieux,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French frere, from Latin frater ‘brother’.
