friar | | |
n. (person) | 1. friar, mendicant | a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms. |
| ~ religious | a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience. |
| ~ carmelite, white friar | a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers. |
| ~ black friar, blackfriar, dominican, friar preacher | a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order. |
| ~ franciscan, grey friar | a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order. |
| ~ augustinian | a Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustinian monastic orders. |
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