Gray Friar
noun
a Franciscan friar: so called from the traditional color of the habit worn by the order.
Origin of Gray Friar
1Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325
Words Nearby Gray Friar
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How to use Gray Friar in a sentence
After dinner you are told that there is of course a ghost—a Gray Friar who is seen in the dusky hours at the end of passages.
To a Gray Friar for confessing a criminal, four sols parisis.
Notre-Dame de Paris | Victor Hugo
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