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gray friar

gray friar is the alternative spelling of greyfriar.

Meaning of greyfriar

Noun

greyfriar (plural greyfriars)

  1. Synonym of Franciscan: a member of the Order of the Friars Minor.
    Synonyms:
    Franciscan

Noun capitalized: Gray Friar

Gray Friar (plural Gray Friars)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of gray friar.

Forms of gray friar

pluralgray friars
alternative formGray Friar
pluralGray Friars

Questions about gray friar

What is gray friar the alternative spelling of?
Gray friar is the alternative spelling of greyfriar.
What part of speech is gray friar?
Gray friar is a noun.
What is the plural of gray friar?
The plural of gray friar is gray friars.

Words near gray friar in the dictionary

  1. gray energies
  2. gray energy
  3. gray ephedra
  4. gray fox
  5. gray foxes
  6. gray friar
  7. gray friars
  8. gray ghost
  9. gray ghosts
  10. gray gold
  11. gray goo

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