friar
/ˈfɹaɪɚ/ noun C1- A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).
- A white or pale patch on a printed page caused by poor inking.
- An American fish, the silverside.
- Such fish prepared as food.
Plural friars
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“Send one of your men, disguised as a penitent friar, and I will give it to him.
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