"friar" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɹaɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɹaɪɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fryer.wav Forms: friars [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ) 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, frater, and pal. Etymology templates: {{PIE word|en|bʰréh₂tēr}} PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr, {{inh|en|enm|frere}} Middle English frere, {{der|en|fro|frere}} Old French frere, {{der|en|la|frāter|t=brother}} Latin frāter (“brother”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*bʰréh₂tēr|t=brother}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”), {{doublet|en|bhai|brother|frater|pal}} Doublet of bhai, brother, frater, and pal Head templates: {{en-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). Categories (topical): Monasticism Synonyms (member of religious order): brother, frater, father Coordinate_terms (member of religious order): sister Translations (member of certain Christian orders): վանական (vanakan) (Armenian), կրոնավոր (kronavor) (Armenian), եղբայր (eġbayr) (Armenian), ֆրեր (frer) (Armenian), монах (monah) [masculine] (Bulgarian), frare [masculine] (Catalan), 男修道士 (nán xiū dào shì) (Chinese), fráter [masculine] (Czech), monaĥo (Esperanto), veli (Finnish), frère [masculine] (French), freire [masculine] (Galician), frade [masculine] (Galician), ლორენცო (lorenco) (Georgian), Mönch [masculine] (German), Ordensbruder [masculine] (German), μοναχός (monachós) [masculine] (Greek), barát (Hungarian), bráthair [masculine] (Irish), coirneach [masculine] (Irish), frate [masculine] (Italian), frater (Latin), frere (Middle English), fraire [masculine] (Occitan), zakonnik [masculine] (Polish), brat [masculine] (Polish), frade [masculine] (Portuguese), frei [masculine] (Portuguese), freire [masculine] (Portuguese), мона́х нищенствующего ордена (monáx niščenstvujuščevo ordena) [masculine] (Russian), manach [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), fraile (Spanish), frayle (Tagalog), rodan [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), hirodan [masculine] (Volapük)
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  2. (printing, dated) A white or pale patch on a printed page caused by poor inking. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Printing Coordinate_terms (white patch on a printed page): monk
    Sense id: en-friar-en-noun-J2Bbp5R5 Topics: media, printing, publishing Disambiguation of 'white patch on a printed page': 7 93 0
  3. An American fish, the silverside. Categories (lifeform): Atheriniform fish
    Sense id: en-friar-en-noun-ZkjGo~7z Disambiguation of Atheriniform fish: 30 7 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: frier, fryar [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(printing, dated) A white or pale patch on a printed page caused by poor inking."
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      "word": "frier"
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      "word": "վանական"
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      "word": "frare"
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      "code": "zh",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "nán xiū dào shì",
      "sense": "member of certain Christian orders",
      "word": "男修道士"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "member of certain Christian orders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fráter"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "member of certain Christian orders",
      "word": "monaĥo"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "member of certain Christian orders",
      "word": "veli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "member of certain Christian orders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "frère"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "member of certain Christian orders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "freire"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "member of certain Christian orders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "frade"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "lorenco",
      "sense": "member of certain Christian orders",
      "word": "ლორენცო"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "member of certain Christian orders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mönch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "member of certain Christian orders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ordensbruder"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "monachós",
      "sense": "member of certain Christian orders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "μοναχός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "member of certain Christian orders",
      "word": "barát"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "member of certain Christian orders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bráthair"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "member of certain Christian orders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "coirneach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "member of certain Christian orders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "frate"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "member of certain Christian orders",
      "word": "frater"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "member of certain Christian orders",
      "word": "frere"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "member of certain Christian orders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fraire"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "member of certain Christian orders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zakonnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "member of certain Christian orders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "brat"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "member of certain Christian orders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "frade"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "member of certain Christian orders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "frei"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "member of certain Christian orders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "freire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "monáx niščenstvujuščevo ordena",
      "sense": "member of certain Christian orders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мона́х нищенствующего ордена"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "member of certain Christian orders",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "manach"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "member of certain Christian orders",
      "word": "fraile"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "member of certain Christian orders",
      "word": "frayle"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "member of certain Christian orders",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rodan"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "member of certain Christian orders",
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}

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