Uk English Meaning of friar

friar

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Definitions and Meaning of friar in English

Wordnet

friar (n)

a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms

Webster

friar (n.)

A brother or member of any religious order, but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz: (a) Minors, Gray Friars, or Franciscans. (b) Augustines. (c) Dominicans or Black Friars. (d) White Friars or Carmelites. See these names in the Vocabulary.

A white or pale patch on a printed page.

An American fish; the silversides.

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friar

a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on almsA brother or member of any religious order, but especially of one of the four mendicant

abbot,archbishop,bishop,bro,clergyman,cleric,clerical,deacon,ecclesiastic,beggar

Layman,secular,lay reader,Layperson,lecturer

friable => crumbly, friability => friability, friabiiity => Friability, fri => Friday, frg => frg,