Friar

any religious of the male sex belonging to a monastic order. The term is used specifically for religious belonging to one of the four mendicant orders for men: (a) The Francis cans, or Friars Minors, popularly called Gray Friars; (b) the Do mini cans, or Preaching Friars, popularly called Black Friars; (c) the August in i ans; (d) the Carmelites, popularly known as White Friars.