friar
noun/ˈfraɪə(r)/
/ˈfraɪər/
- a member of one of several Roman Catholic religious communities of men who in the past travelled around teaching people about Christianity and lived by asking other people for food (= by begging) compare monkTopics Religion and festivalsc2Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French frere, from Latin frater ‘brother’.
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