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Friar

//ˈfɹaɪə// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).
  2. 2
    a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms wordnet
  3. 3
    A white or pale patch on a printed page caused by poor inking. dated
  4. 4
    An American fish, the silverside.
  5. 5
    An American fish, the silverside.; Such fish prepared as food.

Etymology

PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr From Middle English frere, from Old French frere, from Latin frāter (“brother”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”). Doublet of bhai, brother, bru, frater, pal, and vai.

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