|
Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
friar
friar [friar friars] BrE [ˈfraɪə(r)] NAmE [ˈfraɪər] noun
a member of one of several Roman Catholic religious communities of men who in the past travelled around teaching people about Christianity and lived by asking other people for food (= by begging )
compare ↑monk
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French frere, from Latin frater ‘brother’.
|
|
|
Related search result for "friar"
|
|
