frater

1
[ frey-ter ]

noun
  1. a brother, as in a religious or fraternal order; comrade.

  2. a member of a college or university fraternity.

Origin of frater

1
1555–65; <Latin frāterbrother

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Other definitions for frater (2 of 2)

frater2
[ frey-ter ]

nounEcclesiastical History Obsolete.
  1. the refectory of a religious house.

Origin of frater

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1250–1300; Middle English frater, freitour<Old French fraitur, short for refreitor<Late Latin rēfectōriumrefectory

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British Dictionary definitions for frater (1 of 2)

frater1

/ (ˈfreɪtə) /


noun
  1. a mendicant friar or a lay brother in a monastery or priory

Origin of frater

1
C16: from Latin: brother

British Dictionary definitions for frater (2 of 2)

frater2

/ (ˈfreɪtə) /


noun
  1. archaic a refectory

Origin of frater

2
C13: from Old French fraiteur, aphetic variant of refreitor, from Late Latin rēfectōrium refectory

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