English Explanatory Dictionary

public Friend

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Quaker authorized to travel between meetings and communities to preach; a Quaker preacher (in the 18th and 19th centuries).
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of public Friend.

Word forms

public Friend public Friends

Etymology

Friend denoted a member of the Society of Friends i.e. a Quaker.

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