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friar

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See also: Friar and friår

English

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Etymology

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PIE word
*bʰréh₂tēr

From Middle English frere, from Old French frere, from Latin frāter (brother), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (brother). Doublet of bhai, brother, frater, and pal.

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Noun

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friar (plural friars)

  1. A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).
  2. (printing, dated) A white or pale patch on a printed page caused by poor inking.
  3. An American fish, the silverside.

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Coordinate terms

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  • (member of religious order): sister
  • (white patch on a printed page): monk

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From fri (to ask for (someone's) hand in marriage) +‎ -ar.

Noun

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friar m (definite singular friaren, indefinite plural friarar, definite plural friarane)

  1. one (traditionally a man) who proposes marriage
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  • frieri (marriage proposal)

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Swedish

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Verb

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friar

  1. present indicative of fria

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