"frere" meaning in Middle English

See frere in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfreːr(ə)/, /ˈfriːr(ə)/ Forms: freres [plural], freren [plural, rare]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French frere, from Latin frater, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Doublet of brother. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|frere}} Borrowed from Old French frere, {{der|enm|la|frater}} Latin frater, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*bʰréh₂tēr}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr, {{doublet|enm|brother}} Doublet of brother Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} frere, {{enm-noun|freres|pl2=freren|pl2_qual=rare}} frere (plural freres or (rare) freren)
  1. A male associate or companion Categories (topical): Male people
    Sense id: en-frere-enm-noun-ykIsHZyX Disambiguation of Male people: 30 32 5 33
  2. friar (male member of a mendicant order) Categories (topical): Male people, Monasticism
    Sense id: en-frere-enm-noun-xVxL6FQk Disambiguation of Male people: 30 32 5 33 Disambiguation of Monasticism: 1 40 39 20
  3. friary (religious institute for friars) Categories (topical): Christianity, Monasticism
    Sense id: en-frere-enm-noun-pwBeUWx1 Disambiguation of Christianity: 2 33 44 21 Disambiguation of Monasticism: 1 40 39 20 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 6 37 49 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 5 36 52 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 39 54 4
  4. (rare) monk (male member of a monastic order) Tags: rare Categories (topical): Male people, Monasticism
    Sense id: en-frere-enm-noun-vkOefjfe Disambiguation of Male people: 30 32 5 33 Disambiguation of Monasticism: 1 40 39 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ffrere, ffreere, ffryr, ffryre, freere, frer, frir, fryere

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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