Friar

fri'ar, n. (Rom. Cath. Ch.) A member of any religious order, esp. of a mendicant order. (Print.) A white patch on a page, from want of ink on the type. [OF. frere, freire, ~L.frater, E. brother, q. v.] —Gray friar. A Fra no is can or Minor. — Black f. A Dominican. — White f. A Carmelite. — Fri'ary, -arT, n. A monastery; convent of friars; monkery.