friar
noun /ˈfraɪə(r)/
/ˈfraɪər/
- a member of one of several Roman Catholic religious communities of men who in the past travelled around teaching people about Christianity and lived by asking other people for food (= by begging)
compare monkTopics Religion and festivalsc2(天主教)托钵修会会士,修士 词源Middle English: from Old French frere, from Latin frater ‘brother’.