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Definition of friar

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Friar (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 names in the Vocabulary..

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Pimlico :: Pimlico (n.) The friar bird.

Leatherneck :: Leatherneck (n.) The sordid friar bird of Australia (Tropidorhynchus sordidus).

Limiter :: Limiter (n.) A friar licensed to beg within certain bounds, or whose duty was limited to a certain district..

Friar :: Friar (n.) An American fish; the silversides.

Friary :: Friary (n.) Like a friar; pertaining to friars or to a convent.

Mendinant :: Mendinant (n.) A mendicant or begging friar.

Fra :: Fra (n.) Brother; -- a title of a monk of friar; as, Fra Angelo..

Minim :: Minim (n.) One of an austere order of mendicant hermits of friars founded in the 15th century by St. Francis of Paola.

Recollect :: Recollect (n.) A friar of the Strict Observance, -- an order of Franciscans..

Silversides :: Silversides (n.) Any one of several species of small fishes of the family Atherinidae, having a silvery stripe along each side of the body. The common species of the American coast (Menidia notata) is very abundant. Called also silverside, sand smelt, friar, tailor, and tinker..

Cordon :: Cordon (n.) The cord worn by a Franciscan friar.

Black Friar :: Black friar () A friar of the Dominican order; -- called also predicant and preaching friar; in France, Jacobin. Also, sometimes, a Benedictine..

Possessioner :: Possessioner (n.) An invidious name for a member of any religious community endowed with property in lands, buildings, etc., as contrasted with mendicant friars..

Convert :: Convert (n.) A lay friar or brother, permitted to enter a monastery for the service of the house, but without orders, and not allowed to sing in the choir..

Friar :: Friar (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 names in the Vocabulary..

Friarly :: Friarly (a.) Like a friar; inexperienced.

Curtal Friar :: Curtal friar () A friar who acted as porter at the gate of a monastery.

Monk :: Monk (n.) A blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused by the ink not being properly distributed. It is distinguished from a friar, or white spot caused by a deficiency of ink..

Austin :: Austin (a.) Augustinian; as, Austin friars..

Friar :: Friar (n.) A white or pale patch on a printed page.