n.
Pronunciation: ' fr ī (- ə )r
Function: 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
n.
Pronunciation: ' fr ī (- ə )r
Function: 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
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012