white friar Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers
    Carmelite.

WordNet


White" fri`ar
Definitions
  1. (Eccl.) A mendicant monk of the Carmelite order, so called from the white cloaks worn by the order. See Carmelite.

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