friar
Plural: friars
Noun
- A member of certain Roman Catholic religious orders, especially mendicant ones.
- a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
- A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).
- A white or pale patch on a printed page caused by poor inking.
- An American fish, the silverside.
- An American fish, the silverside.
- Such fish prepared as food.
Examples
- The word FRIAR, though common, is often overlooked for its scoring potential in Words With Friends.
Origin / Etymology
PIE word
*bʰréh₂tēr
From Middle English frere, from Old French frere, from Latin frāter (“brother”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”). Doublet of bhai, brother, bru, frater, pal, and vai.
Scrabble Score: 8
friar: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordfriar: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
friar: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 8
friar: valid Words With Friends Word