Frî'ar, n.

n. [From frère, q. v.]

1. (Rom. Cath. Church.) A brother or member of any religious order, but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz.: (a.) Minors, Gray Friars, or Franciscans. (b.) Augustines. (c.) Dominicans, or Black Friars. (d.) White Friars, or Carmelites.
2. (Print.) A white patch on a page caused by a deficiency of ink on the types of the form. Savage.