frate

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noun

A friar.

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Meanings

nounfrate (plural frati)

plural frati

Origin

  1. Italianfrate
  2. Englishfrate

Borrowed from Italian frate. Doublet of friar.

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frate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frate

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“frate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frate.

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