friar

• frier, fryar (obsolete)

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.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɹaɪə/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɹaɪɚ/
• Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)
• Homophones: frier, fryer

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.

• (member of religious order): brother, frater or father

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

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

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

1. one (traditionally a man) who proposes marriage

• frieri (“marriage proposal”)

• “friar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• firar

friar

1. present indicative of fria

• firar