friar

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see also: Friar

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /ˈfɹaɪɚ/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈfɹaɪə/

Noun

friar (plural friars)

1. A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).
2. (printing, dated) A white or pale patch on a printed page.
3. An American fish, the silverside.

Synonyms

• (member of religious order) brother, frater or father

Translations

• French: frère
• German: Mönch, Ordensbruder
• Italian: frate
• Portuguese: frade, frei, freire
• Russian: мона́х нищенствующий
• Spanish: fraile

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Friar

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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