Black Friar

American  

noun

1. a Dominican friar: so called from the distinctive black mantle worn by the order.

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Black Friar British  

noun

1. a Dominican friar

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Etymology

Origin of Black Friar

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Example Sentences

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Black Friar

The Old Wellington in Manchester and the Black Friar in London have history and fine ales in abundance.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 22, 2011

Then grammercy! for the Black Friar; Heaven sain him! fair or foul,— And whatsoe'er may be his prayer, Let ours be for his soul.

From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 by Ernest Hartley Coleridge

The Black Friar, on the contrary, led Agnes out of herself altogether.

From For the Master's Sake A Story of the Days of Queen Mary by Horace Petherick

“Methinks, Will, thou shalt do well to give good heed unto the Black Friar, and to thy master at the school, and leave Christie Marvell a-be with his idle talk.”

From For the Master's Sake A Story of the Days of Queen Mary by Horace Petherick

Byron, Lord is said to have seen the Black Friar of Newstead on the eve of his ill-fated marriage.

From Real Ghost Stories by Estelle W. Stead