Definition of friars:
(n) :
A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).
(n) :
An American fish, the silverside.
(n) :
Such fish prepared as food.
(n) :
(printing, dated) A white or pale patch on a printed page caused by poor inking.
(n) :
A surname.