Plural of friar
regular plural
The plural of friar is friars.
Forms of friar
| Singular | friar /ˈfɹaɪə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | friars |
| Countable | countable |
Friars in a sentence
- Over the humblest peon family they wielded supreme sway through their fat itinerant friars.1918, John Lewin McLeish, High Lights of the Mexican Revolution: Some Previously Unwritten History of the Beginning and Growth of…. From the entry third sex
- Indeed, the friars went much farther than the reforming monachists.1928, John David Griffith Davies, Frederick Robert Worts, England in the Middle Ages: Its Problems and Legacies, page 143. From the entry monachist
- There are soldiers, policemen, priests and friars, as well as a motley mass of women, children, babies and dogs, and upon special occasions a very brass band.1937, Blair Niles, A journey in time: Peruvian pageant, page 166. From the entry brass
- They are also known as Austin canons and Austin friars and were divided into a number of groups such as the Williamites; Hermits of the Holy Trinity; Bonites; and Brittianians.1984, Janet Mayo, “The Growth of Monasticism and the Beginnings of Opus Anglicanum 1066–1250”, in A History of Ecclesiastical Dress, New…. From the entry Williamite
- But the other great Order of preaching friars, the Franciscans, evinced an interest in Lull, and Lullism in its later history is very often to be found associated with Franciscans.1966, Frances A. Yates, chapter 8, in The Art of Memory, Pimlico, published 2001, →ISBN, page 176. From the entry Lullism
Meaning of friar
- noun A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).
- noun A white or pale patch on a printed page caused by poor inking.
- noun An American fish, the silverside.
Questions about the plural of friar
- What is the plural of friar?
- The plural of friar is friars.
- Is friar countable?
- Friar is a countable noun.
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