FRIAR


Meaning of FRIAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfrī(-ə)r ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English frere, fryer, from Anglo-French frere, friere, fraire literally, brother, from Latin fratr-, frater — more at brother

Date: 13th century

: a member of a mendicant order

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