/fruy"euhr/ , n.
1. Rom. Cath. Ch. a member of a religious order, esp. the mendicant orders of Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, and Augustinians.
2. Print. a blank or light area on a printed page caused by uneven inking of the plate or type. Cf. monk (def. 3).
[ 1250-1300; ME frier, frere brother frere frater BROTHER ]
Syn. 1. See monk .