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| fri·ar [ frīr ] (plural fri·ars) |
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member of Roman Catholic religious order: a man belonging to a Roman Catholic religious order, especially a mendicant one. The four main orders of friar are the Augustinians, Carmelites, Dominicans, and Franciscans.
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| [13th century. Via French frère< Latin frater "brother"] |
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  fri·ar·ly adjective |
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