friar

fri·ar  (frr)

n. Abbr. Fr.

A member of a usually mendicant Roman Catholic order.

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[Middle English frere, from Old French, from Latin frter, brother; see bhrter- in Indo-European roots.]

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friar·ly adj.

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friar

Noun

a member of a male Roman Catholic religious order [Latin frater brother]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

friar - a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms mendicant religious - a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience Carmelite, White Friar - a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers Black Friar, Blackfriar, Dominican, friar preacher - a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order Franciscan, Grey Friar - a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order Augustinian - a Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustinian monastic orders

Translations

friar [ˈfraɪəʳ] n → fraile m;

(before name) → fray

friar [ˈfraɪəʳ] n → moine m, frère m

friar [ˈfraɪəʳ] n → Mönch m, (Ordens)bruder m

friar [ˈfraɪəʳ] n → frate m