friar
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
friar/ˈfrʌɪə(r)/
▶noun a member of any of certain religious orders of men, especially the four mendicant orders (Augustinians, Carmelites, Dominicans, and Franciscans).
– origin ME: from OFr. frere, from L. frater ‘brother’.
'friar' also found in these Oxford entries:
Augustine
- Black Friar
- Capuchin
- Carmelite
- Fra
- friar's balsam
- Grey Friar
- Jacobin
- minor
- predicant
- Servite
