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# friar

noun (a friar, friars)

«friar» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (church) A man who belongs to a Christian religious order, such as the Franciscans or Dominicans, who has promised to live simply and travels among people to preach and help the poor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friar/#m1)
2. Used as a title before a name: Friar Tuck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friar/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history and church lessons, friars appeared in medieval Europe; unlike monks, who mostly stay in a monastery, friars went out into towns to preach, teach and help the poor. In stories, Friar Tuck is the jolly friar in Robin Hood. Phrases: «Franciscan friar», «Friar Tuck».

### Examples

- Friar Tuck was a jolly friend of Robin Hood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friar/#x1)
- The friar walked from town to town, preaching. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friar/#x2)
- Franciscan friars wear brown robes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friar/#x3)
- Friars promised to live simply and own very little. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friar/#x4)
- The old friary was where friars once lived. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friar/#x5)
- A friar gave bread to the poor at the gate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friar/#x6)
- Friar Bacon was defrauded of his labour in producing the Brazen Head in a similar way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friar/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Pronounced «FRY-er», the same as «fryer» (a pan or machine for frying): a homophone. A friar is not quite the same as a monk: monks mainly live in a monastery, friars work out among people.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «friar» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friar/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«friar» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/friar.html) on Mova free.