frère lai
French, noun/fʁɛʁ lɛ/
frère lai is spelled F-R-È-R-E-L-A-I (8 letters). Frère lai is a French masculine noun meaning “lay brother (monk who is not (or not yet) a priest)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does frère lai mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelay brother (monk who is not (or not yet) a priest)
- 2
masculinea monk of lesser status, mainly employed for domestic services
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of frère lai
- frères lais plural
- sœur laie feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce frère lai?
- /fʁɛʁ lɛ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.