the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A monk; also, a frater house.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A brother; a friar; a monk.
n. One who assumes the garb and character of a begging friar. See the extracts.
Word Usage
"Not until the porter had shown forth all the curiosities and beauties of his church to the visitor did he hand Cadfael over to the hospitaller, to be furnished with a bed, and welcomed into the community at supper in the frater."