Look up: Friar

1. friar
   [n] - a male religious of an order of mendicant preachers of the gospel
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2. friar
   A monk of any order, but originally the title of members of the mendicant (begging) orders, the chief of which were the Franciscans or Minors (Grey...
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3. Friar
   Fri'ar noun [ OR. frere , French frère brother, friar , from Latin frater brother. See Brother .] 1. (R. C. Ch.) A brother or member of any religious order, but especially of one of the four mendicant ...
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4. friar
   1. A brother or member of any religious order, but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz: (a) Minors, Gray Friars, or Franciscans. (b) Augustines. (c) Dominicans or Black Friars. (d) White Friars or Carmelites. See these names in the Vocabulary. ... 2. A white or pale patch on a printe...
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5. Friar
   • (n.) A white or pale patch on a printed page. • (n.) A brother or member of any religious order, but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz: (a) Minors, Gray Friars, or Franciscans. (b) Augustines. (c) Dominicans or Black Friars. (d) White Friars or Carmelites. See these nam...
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6. friar
   (from Latin frater through French frère, `brother`), one belonging to a Roman Catholic religious order of mendicants. Formerly, friar was the title ... [6 related articles]
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7. friar
   friar [Lat. frater=brother], member of certain Roman Catholic religious orders, notably, the Dominicans, Franciscans, Carmelites, and Augustinians. Although a general form of address in the New Testament, since the 13th cent. it has been used to describe members of orders forbidden to hold property....
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8. Friar
   Friar is printers slang for a part of the sheet which has failed to receive the ink, and is blank - the opposite fault to a monk.
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9. Friar
   Friar is printers slang for a part of the sheet which has failed to receive the ink, and is blank - the opposite fault to a monk.
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10. Friar
    Friar is a cultivated variety of potato.
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11. Friar
    A `friar` is a member of one of the mendicant orders. Friars and monks: Friars differ from monks in that they are called to live the evangelical counsels (vows of poverty, chastity and obedience) in service to a community, rather than through cloistered asceticism and devotion. Whereas monks live in...
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