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frate

frate noun: a friar.

Noun

frate (plural frati)

  1. A friar.

Forms of frate

pluralfrati

Origin of frate

Borrowed from Italian frate. Doublet of friar.

Questions about frate

What does frate mean?
Frate means a friar.
What part of speech is frate?
Frate is a noun.
What is the plural of frate?
The plural of frate is frati.

Words near frate in the dictionary

  1. fratched
  2. fratches
  3. fratchety
  4. fratching
  5. fratchy
  6. frate
  7. frater
  8. frater house
  9. frater houses
  10. frater-house
  11. frater-houses

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