Definition of Friar. Meaning of Friar. Synonyms of Friar

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Definition of Friar

friar
Silversides Sil"ver*sides`, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of small fishes of the family Atherinid[ae], having a silvery stripe along each side of the body. The common species of the American coast (Menidia notata) is very abundant. Called also silverside, sand smelt, friar, tailor, and tinker. Brook silversides (Zo["o]l.), a small fresh-water North American fish (Labadesthes sicculus) related to the marine silversides.

Meaning of Friar from wikipedia

- A friar is a member of one of the mendicant orders in the Catholic Church. There are also friars outside of the Catholic Church, such as within the Anglican...
- Friar Park is a Victorian neo-Gothic mansion in Henley-on-Thames, England, construction began in 1889 and was completed in 1895. It was built for lawyer...
- Sarah Jane Friar OBE (born 24 December 1972) is an Irish-American business executive who is the chief financial officer of OpenAI since June 2024. She...
- ****isi, these orders include three independent orders for men (the Order of Friars Minor being the largest contemporary male order), an order for nuns known...
- Friar Tuck is one of the Merry Men, the band of heroic outlaws in the folklore of Robin Hood. The figure of the jovial friar was common in the May Games...
- Friar Laurence or Friar Lawrence is a character in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. Friar Laurence is a friar who plays the part of a wise...
- meaning 'of the Order of Preachers'. Membership in the order includes friars, nuns, active sisters, and lay or secular Dominicans (formerly known as...
- Friar Bacon and Friar Bun****, originally entitled The Honorable Historie of Frier Bacon and Frier Bon****, is an Elizabethan era stage play, a comedy written...
- The Providence Friars are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Providence College, located in Providence, Rhode Island. They compete in the...
- Poppy Lee Friar (born 16 April 1995) is an English actress. She has starred in several po****r series such as Missy Booth in the Channel 4 drama Ackley...