Gray Friar

noun

1. a Franciscan friar: so called from the traditional color of the habit worn by the order.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gray Friar¹

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325

Example Sentences

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.

From Project Gutenberg

To a gray friar for confessing a criminal, four sols parisis.

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