A friar is a religious who is a member of one of the four mendicant or "begging" orders which includes the Dominicans, Franciscans Carmelites and Augustinians. Unlike a monk, a friar is not...
Friar- derived from Frater- Brother is a term associated primarily with the Franciscan order in the Catholic Church. It is applied to both lay brothers and Priests, of course the priests are also...