Fra

[ frah ]

/ frɑ /

noun Roman Catholic Church.

a title of address for a friar or brother.

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Origin of Fra

1885–90; <Italian, shortened form of frate brother, monk

Words nearby Fra

fpsps, fps system, fps units, FPT, Fr, Fra, frabjous, fracas, Fracastorius, Fracastoro, fracking

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Example sentences from the Web for Fra

Similar round tablets were found by the German excavators at Fra, which were however baked and not sun-dried.
Mesopotamian Archaeology|Percy S. P. Handcock
Thus we are introduced to Fra Timoteo, the chief agent of corruption.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington Symonds
Later they, feeling it "in fra dig" to divide the prestige of government, severed the connection.
Shadow and Light|Mifflin Wistar Gibbs
You may trust Fra Pietro, Princess, as you would trust none other.
The Great Mogul|Louis Tracy

The picture by Fra Angelico represents an intermediate stage.
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Fra

Fra

/ (frɑː) /

noun

brother: a title given to an Italian monk or friar

Word Origin for Fra

Italian, short for frate brother (in either natural or religious sense), from Latin frāter brother

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