friar
nounmasculine/ˈfɾadɨ/medium
fra·de
Definition
A member of a male religious order, especially mendicant orders, living in a convent.
The friar sang in the monastery choir.
He took the habit and became a friar at twenty.
Common collocations
Franciscan friarfriar's habitfriary
Etymology
Do latim 'frater, fratris' (irmão).