n. a member of any of certain religious orders of men, esp. the four mendicant orders (Augustinians, Carmelites, Dominicans, and Franciscans).
Phrases and idioms:
friar's (or friars') balsam a tincture of benzoin etc. used esp. as an inhalant.
Derivatives:
friarly adj.
Etymology: ME & OF frere f. L frater fratris brother