FRIAR

friar, mendicant

(noun) a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

friar (plural friars)

A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).

(printing, dated) A white or pale patch on a printed page.

An American fish, the silverside.

Synonyms

• (member of religious order): brother, frater or father

Coordinate terms

• (member of religious order): sister

• (white patch on a printed page): monk

Proper noun

Friar (plural Friars)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Friar is the 15124^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1950 individuals. Friar is most common among White (74.05%) and Black/African American (20.0%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary

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Fri"ar, n. Etym: [OR. frere, F. frère brother, friar, fr. L. frater brother. See Brother.]

1. (R. C. Ch.)

Definition: 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. (Print.)

Definition: A white or pale patch on a printed page.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: An American fish; the silversides. Friar bird (Zoöl.), an Australian bird (Tropidorhynchus corniculatus), having the head destitute of feathers; -- called also coldong, leatherhead, pimlico; poor soldier, and four-o'clock. The name is also applied to several other species of the same genus.

– Friar's balsam (Med.), a stimulating application for wounds and ulcers, being an alcoholic solution of benzoin, styrax, tolu balsam, and aloes; compound tincture of benzoin. Brande & C.

– Friar's cap (Bot.), the monkshood.

– Friar's cowl (Bot.), an arumlike plant (Arisarum vulgare) with a spathe or involucral leaf resembling a cowl.

– Friar's lantern, the ignis fatuus or Will-o'-the-wisp. Milton.

– Friar skate (Zoöl.), the European white or sharpnosed skate (Raia alba); -- called also Burton skate, border ray, scad, and doctor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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