friar

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for friar

friar 🔊 /fɹajˈɚ/

friar : ශ්‍රමණයා

friar definition

Noun.

  1. A brother or member of any religious order, but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz: (a) Minors, Gray Friars, or Franciscans. (b) Augustines. (c) Dominicans or Black Friars. (d) White Friars or Carmelites. See these names in the Vocabulary.
  2. A white or pale patch on a printed page.
  3. An American fish; the silversides.