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Friar's Tale

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Meaning · English

In the Canterbury Tales a tale throwing discredit on Summoners. Chaucer obtained it from the Latin collection, Promptu- anum Exemplorum.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một câu chuyện trong Canterbury Tales làm mất uy tín của Summoners

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “Friar's Tale” mean?

In the Canterbury Tales a tale throwing discredit on Summoners. Chaucer obtained it from the Latin collection, Promptu- anum Exemplorum.

Is “Friar's Tale” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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