Definition of Frar
Friar (i. e. brother), a name applied generally to members of
religious brotherhoods, but which in its strict significance indicated an
order lower than that of priest, the latter being called "father," while
they differed from monks in that they travelled about, whereas the monk
remained secluded in his monastery; in the 13th century arose the Grey
Friars or Franciscans, the Black Friars or Dominicans, the White Friars
or Carmelites, Augustinians or Austin Friars, and later the Crutched
Friars or Trinitarians.
- Wikipedia
Fri"ar (?), n. [OR. frere, F.
frère brother, friar, fr. L. frater
brother. See Brother.] 1. (R. C. Ch.)
A brother or member of any religious order, but especially of
one of the four mendicant orders, viz: (a) Minors, Gray Friars, or
Franciscans. (b) Augustines. (c) Dominicans or Black
Friars. (d) White Friars or Carmelites. See these names in
the Vocabulary.
2. (Print.) A white or pale patch on a
printed page.
3. (Zoöl.) An American fish; the
silversides.
Friar bird (Zoöl.), an
Australian bird (Tropidorhynchus corniculatus), having the
head destitute of feathers; -- called also coldong,
leatherhead, pimlico; poor soldier, and four-
o'clock. The name is also applied to several other species
of the same genus. -- Friar's balsam (Med.),
a stimulating application for wounds and ulcers, being an
alcoholic solution of benzoin, styrax, tolu balsam, and aloes;
compound tincture of benzoin. Brande & C. --
Friar's cap (Bot.), the monkshood.
-- Friar's cowl (Bot.), an arumlike
plant (Arisarum vulgare) with a spathe or involucral leaf
resembling a cowl. -- Friar's lantern, the
ignis fatuus or Will-o'-the-wisp. Milton. --
Friar skate (Zoöl.), the European
white or sharpnosed skate (Raia alba); -- called also
Burton skate, border ray, scad, and
doctor.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- brother; particularly a member of certain Christian religious orders such as the Augustinians, Carmelites, Franciscans or the Dominicans.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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