As nouns the difference between friar and priar
is that friar is a member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars) while priar is obsolete form of prayer.
friar
Noun
(
en noun)
A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).
(printing, dated) A white or pale patch on a printed page.
An American fish, the silverside.
Synonyms
* (member of religious order) brother, frater, frater or father
Coordinate terms
* (member of religious order) sister
Derived terms
* friary
* black friar
* grey friar
* white friar