White Friar

English

Etymology

From the white cloaks they wore.

Noun

White Friar (plural White Friars)

1. A mendicant monk of the Carmelite order.

   Synonym: Carmelite

References

• “White Friar”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.