a member of any of certain religious orders of men, especially the four mendicant orders (Augustinians, Carmelites, Dominicans, and Franciscans).
Alternate Names: fra
canonico (canon, canon)
a member of the clergy who is on the staff of a cathedral, especially one who is a member of the chapter; a member of certain orders of clergy that live communally according to an ecclesiastical rule in the same way as monks
