black friar
See also: blackfriar
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editNamed from the black mantles that they wore over white woollen habits.
Noun
editblack friar (plural black friars)
- A member of the religious order of the Dominicans.
- Synonyms: Dominican, preaching friar, Friar Preacher
Translations
edita member of the religious order of the Dominicans
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See also
edit- Black Monk (“Benedictine monk”)