friar的词源

英文词源

friar

friar: see fraternal

friar (n.)

late 13c., from Old French frere "brother, friar" (9c., Modern French frère), originally referring to the mendicant orders (Franciscans, Augustines, Dominicans, Carmelites), who reached England early 13c., from Latin frater "brother" (see brother).

中文词源

friar：天主教托钵修士

来自古法语frere, 兄弟，词源同fraternity, 兄弟会。用来指宗教团体托钵修士会。

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