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frater

1 American  
[frey-ter] / ˈfreɪ tər /

noun

  1. a brother, as in a religious or fraternal order; comrade.

  2. a member of a college or university fraternity.

frater 2 American  
[frey-ter] / ˈfreɪ tər /

noun

Ecclesiastical History Obsolete.

  1. the refectory of a religious house.

frater 1 British  
/ ˈfreɪtə /

noun

  1. a mendicant friar or a lay brother in a monastery or priory

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frater 2 British  
/ ˈfreɪtə /

noun

  1. archaic a refectory

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Etymology

Origin of frater1

1555–65; < Latin frāter brother

Origin of frater2

1250–1300; Middle English frater, freitour < Old French fraitur, short for refreitor < Late Latin rēfectōrium refectory

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