Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

white friar

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables: white fri-ar
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mendicant monk of the Carmelite order.

noun

A member of the religious order of the Carmelites.

Etymology

From the white cloaks they wore.

Inflected Forms

White Friars (plural) whitefriar (alternative)

Synonyms

Carmelite

Questions

What does white friar mean?: A mendicant monk of the Carmelite order.
Where does white friar come from?: From the white cloaks they wore.

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