ETYM Old Eng. brother, AS. brôthor; akin to OS. brothar, Dutch broeder, Old High Germ. pruodar, German bruder, Icel. brôthir, Swed. and Dan. broder, Goth. brôthar, Irish brathair.
1. A male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion of other group).
2. A male with the same parents as someone else; SYN. blood brother.
3. Term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; SYN. comrade. + prikaži više

ETYM OR. frere, French frčre brother, friar, from Latin frater brother. Related to Brother.
(Homonym: fryer).
A male religious of an order of mendicant preachers of the gospel; SYN. mendicant.
A monk of any order, but originally the title of members of the mendicant (begging) orders, the chief of which were the Franciscans or Minors (Grey Friars), the Dominicans or Preachers (Black Friars), the Carmelites (White Friars), and Augustinians (Austin Friars). + prikaži više