Fra
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Fra is a chivalric honorific used within the Knights Hospitaller (Order of Malta) to denote a professed knight or brother.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chivalric honorific
ⓘ
religious title ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catholic Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
chivalric orders ⓘ religious knighthood ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | lay knight of the Order of Malta ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Latin Christian tradition ⓘ |
| denotes |
professed brother
ⓘ
professed knight ⓘ |
| domain | Catholic religious orders ⓘ |
| etymology | abbreviation of Italian word "frate" ⓘ |
| hasGenderUsage | primarily male ⓘ |
| indicates |
profession of the evangelical counsels
ⓘ
status as religious in canon law ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Italian ⓘ |
| meaning | brother ⓘ |
| relatedTerm |
brother (religious title)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
frater ⓘ |
| religiousOrderContext |
Order of Malta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Order of Saint John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stillInUse | true ⓘ |
| timePeriod | medieval origin ⓘ |
| titlePosition | placed before personal name ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Knights Hospitaller
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sovereign Military Order of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
members under religious vows
ⓘ
professed members of the Order of Malta ⓘ |
| usedIn |
formal documents of the Order of Malta
ⓘ
internal correspondence of the Order of Malta ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.