1. friar - Noun
2. Friar - Proper noun
A brother or member of any religious order, but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz: (a) Minors, Gray Friars, or Franciscans. (b) Augustines. (c) Dominicans or Black Friars. (d) White Friars or Carmelites. See these names in the Vocabulary.
A white or pale patch on a printed page.
An American fish; the silversides.
Source: Webster's dictionaryHe's expected at noon, and no wight till he comes May profane the great chair, or the porridge of plums; For the best of the cheer, and the seat by the fire, Is the undenied right of the Barefooted Friar. Walter Scott
Pax vobiscum will answer all queries. If you go or come, eat or drink, bless or ban, Pax vobiscum carries you through it all. It is as useful to a friar as a broom-stick to a witch, or a wand to a conjuror. Walter Scott
Do not think it impossible just because it has never happened. - Friar Tuck. Stephen R. Lawhead
To go as fast as a friar that is invited to dinner. French Proverb
A misfortune and a friar seldom go alone. Italian Proverb
Friar Modest never was a prior. Italian Proverb