Definition of "frater" [‖Fra•ter]

• A monk. (noun)
• A frater house. (noun)

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• "The Norman refectory or "frater" was demolished in 1246, and the new one begun."
• "Cum autem simul communicari et inungi aliquam oportuerit. soror aliqua crucem portet. et frater socius sacram deferat unccionem: et primo fiat communio. deinde inunccio. et in isto casu semper remaneat conuentus in infirmaria usque ad complectionem officii."
• "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."