black friar

See also: blackfriar

English

Alternative forms

blackfriar

Etymology

Named from the black mantles that they wore over white woollen habits.

Noun

black friar (plural black friars)

A member of the religious order of the Dominicans.

Translations

a member of the religious order of the Dominicans

Bulgarian: доминиканец m (dominikanec)
Manx: braar doo m

Portuguese: dominicano (pt) m

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