Friar memba ne na tsarin addini, yawanci mutum ne, wanda yake rayuwa cikin talauci da sadaukarwa ga Allah, galibi yana zama a gidan zuhudu ko friary. Ana amfani da kalmar da aka fi amfani da ita don komawa ga membobin ƙa'idodin doka, irin su Franciscans, Dominicans, da Augustinians, waɗanda suka dogara da roƙon abincinsu na yau da kullun. Kalmar “friar” ta fito daga Latin “frater,” wanda ke nufin “ɗan’uwa.”