friar
[ frahy-er ]
/ ˈfraɪ ər /
noun
Roman Catholic Church.
a member of a religious order, especially the mendicant orders of Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, and Augustinians.
Printing.
a blank or light area on a printed page caused by uneven inking of the plate or type.
Compare monk(def 3).
Origin of friar
Words nearby friar
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friar minor capuchin,
friar minor conventual,
friar preacher,
friar tuck
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British Dictionary definitions for friar
friar
/ (ˈfraɪə) /
noun
a member of any of various chiefly mendicant religious orders of the Roman Catholic Church, the main orders being Black Friars (Dominicans), Grey Friars (Franciscans), White Friars (Carmelites), and Austin Friars (Augustinians)
See also Black Friar, Grey Friar, White Friar, Augustinian
Derived forms of friar
friarly, adjectiveWord Origin for friar
C13
frere, from Old French: brother, from Latin
frāter
brother