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Black friar
A member of the order of Dominican friars, founded at the beginning of the 13th century by St. Dominic, so called from the colour of their dress.
c1500God speed Plough 55 Then commeth the blak freres. 1530Palsgr. 198/2 Blacke frere, jacobin. 1556Chron. Grey Friars (1852) 95 The bysshopp of Rochester, Morys, that was some tyme a blacke freere. 1655Fuller Ch. Hist. vi. III. 269 Of these, Dominicans were the first friars which came over into England anno 1221..they were commonly called Black friars, Preaching friars, and Jacobin friars. 1786Ann. Reg. 210/2 He was originally a Black-friar.
Hence, in pl., the quarters of these friars in various cities and towns, e.g. the part of London where their convent was.
1583Plat Divers New Exp. (1594) 32 An expert Jeweller, dwelling..in the Black friers. 1613Shakes. Hen. VIII, ii. ii. 139 The most conuenient place, that I can thinke of For such receipt of Learning, is Black-Fryers. |