English Explanatory Dictionary

White Friar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mendicant monk of the Carmelite order.
noun
  1. A member of the religious order of the Carmelites.

Word forms

White Friar White Friars whitefriar

Etymology

From the white cloaks they wore.

Synonyms

Carmelite
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