Dictionary

friar en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈfɹaɪɚ/ (General-American)
• /ˈfɹaɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr Proto-Italic *frātēr Latin frāter Old French frerebor. Middle English frere English friar Inherited from Middle English frere, borrowed from Old French frere, from Latin frāter, from Proto-Italic *frātēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Doublet of bhai, brother, bru, frater, pal, and vai.

Meanings

1. A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).
2. (dated) A white or pale patch on a printed page caused by poor inking.
3. An American fish, the silverside.
4. An American fish, the silverside. ▸ Such fish prepared as food.

Forms

Coordinates

sister · mother · monk · father

Deriveds

friar's balsam · friarly · friarhood · friary · friar bird · friar's omelette · preaching friar · friaress · friarlike · black friar · white friar · Friar Minor · grey friar · grayfriar · friarbird · greyfriar · gray friar · friar's cap · friar's cowl · curtal friar · friarship · Friar Preacher

Synonyms

brother · frater

Translations (35)

cs fráter (member of certain Christian orders) · es fraile (member of certain Christian orders) · hu barát (member of certain Christian orders) · el μοναχός (member of certain Christian orders) · fi veli (member of certain Christian orders) · eo monaĥo (member of certain Christian orders) · ga bráthair (member of certain Christian orders) · zh 男修道士 (member of certain Christian orders) · pl zakonnik (member of certain Christian orders) · hy եղբայր (member of certain Christian orders) · vo rodan (member of certain Christian orders) · gd manach (member of certain Christian orders) · de Mönch (member of certain Christian orders) · enm frere (member of certain Christian orders) · pt frade (member of certain Christian orders) · pl brat (member of certain Christian orders) · oc fraire (member of certain Christian orders) · hy վանական (member of certain Christian orders) · de Ordensbruder (member of certain Christian orders) · vo hirodan (member of certain Christian orders) · tl frayle (member of certain Christian orders) · bg монах (member of certain Christian orders) · ca frare (member of certain Christian orders) · fr frère (member of certain Christian orders) · la frater (member of certain Christian orders) · ru мона́х нищенствующего ордена (member of certain Christian orders) · pt frei (member of certain Christian orders) · pt freire (member of certain Christian orders) · hy կրոնավոր (member of certain Christian orders) · gl freire (member of certain Christian orders) · ga coirneach (member of certain Christian orders) · gl frade (member of certain Christian orders) · it frate (member of certain Christian orders) · ka ლორენცო (member of certain Christian orders) · hy ֆրեր (member of certain Christian orders)

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