■ noun a member of any of certain religious orders of men, especially the four mendicant orders (Augustinians, Carmelites, Dominicans, and Franciscans).
Origin
ME: from OFr. frere , from L. frater 'brother'.
■ noun a member of any of certain religious orders of men, especially the four mendicant orders (Augustinians, Carmelites, Dominicans, and Franciscans).
Origin
ME: from OFr. frere , from L. frater 'brother'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004