Dreye權威釋義|friar

n.

（天主教的）化緣修士[C]
This devout friar expatiated on the miraculous evidences of his religion.
這位虔誠的化緣修士闡述了他的宗教的神奇證據。

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以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

n.

a member of any of certain religious orders of men, especially the four mendicant orders (Augustinians, Carmelites, Dominicans, and Franciscans).

ME: from OFr. frere, from L. frater ‘brother’.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》