A Dominican friars (members of a Catholic religious order), named for their black cloaks, or a place associated with these friars such as the historic Blackfriars theater in London.
Compound from 'black' (the color of their robes) and 'friars' (religious mendicant monks), used to distinguish Dominicans from other orders like the 'Greyfriars' or 'Whitefriars'.
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