Friar
WordNet

noun


(1)   A male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
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Etymology


Via French from Latin frater ("brother"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.

Noun



  1. A member of certain Christian orders such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).
 
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