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greyfriar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
greyfri-ar
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of Franciscan: a member of the Order of the Friars Minor.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of greyfriar.

Etymology

From grey + friar, from the grey habit worn by the Conventual Franciscans.

Inflected Forms

greyfriars (plural) grey friar (alternative) grayfriar (alternative) gray friar (alternative)

Synonyms

Franciscan

Questions

What does greyfriar mean?
Synonym of Franciscan: a member of the Order of the Friars Minor.
Where does greyfriar come from?
From grey + friar, from the grey habit worn by the Conventual Franciscans.

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