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friarhood

friarhood noun: the state or period of being a friar.

Noun

friarhood (usually uncountable, plural friarhoods)

  1. (usually) The state or period of being a friar.

Forms of friarhood

pluralfriarhoods

Origin of friarhood

From friar + -hood. Piecewise doublet of brotherhood.

Questions about friarhood

What does friarhood mean?
Friarhood means the state or period of being a friar.
What part of speech is friarhood?
Friarhood is a noun.
What is the plural of friarhood?
The plural of friarhood is friarhoods.

Words near friarhood in the dictionary

  1. Friar-Preachers
  2. friarbird
  3. friarbirds
  4. friaress
  5. friaresses
  6. friarhood
  7. friarhoods
  8. friaries
  9. friarlike
  10. friarly
  11. friars

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