different between friar vs monks

English

Alternative forms

• frier, fryar (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English frere, from Old French frere, from Latin fr?ter (“brother”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *b?réh?t?r (“brother”). Doublet of frater and brother.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?f?a??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f?a??/
• Rhymes: -a??(r)
• Homophones: frier, fryer

Noun

friar (plural friars)

1. A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).
2. (printing, dated) A white or pale patch on a printed page.
3. An American fish, the silverside.

Synonyms

• (member of religious order): brother, frater or father

Coordinate terms

• (member of religious order): sister
• (white patch on a printed page): monk

Derived terms

Translations

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From fri (“to ask for (someone's) hand in marriage”) +? -ar.

Noun

friar m (definite singular friaren, indefinite plural friarar, definite plural friarane)

1. one (traditionally a man) who proposes marriage

Related terms

• frieri (“marriage proposal”)

References

• “friar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• firar

Swedish

Verb

friar

1. present tense of fria.

Anagrams

• firar

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??ks/
• Rhymes: -??ks

Noun

monks

1. plural of monk

Verb

monks

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of monk