frere

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See also: Frere and frère

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French frere, from Latin frater, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Doublet of brother.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfreːr(ə)/, /ˈfriːr(ə)/

Noun

frere (plural freres or (rare) freren)

  1. A male associate or companion
  2. friar (male member of a mendicant order)
  3. friary (religious institute for friars)
  4. (rare) monk (male member of a monastic order)

Descendants

  • English: friar
  • Scots: freer (archaic)

References

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French frere, from earlier fredre, fradre, from Latin frāter, frātrem, from Proto-Italic *frātēr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Noun

frere m (plural freres)

  1. brother (male sibling)

Descendants

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin frāter, from Proto-Italic *frātēr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

Noun

frere oblique singularm (oblique plural freres, nominative singular frere, nominative plural frere)

  1. brother (family member)

Descendants