Fraa

Fraa is an honorific used inside a math to address or refer to male avout. It is placed before the bearer’s name (for example, “Fraa Lio”), and the plural form “fraas” is used when speaking of multiple men in this role. In the same context, women are addressed as “suurs” (e.g., Suur Trestanas).

Usage and Context

Within a Decenarian math, the narrator describes teams of “fraas” handling duties such as winding the great clock at Provener, while teams of “suurs” ring the bells. The title is also used directly as a form of address in everyday interactions in the Cloister and adjacent halls (e.g., “Fraa Lio”).

Forms and Grammar

• Singular: Fraa (often capitalized before a name) / generic “fraa” in lower case
• Plural: fraas

Notable Bearers (examples)

• Fraa Erasmas, an avout of a Decenarian math

Notes

• The term is specific to life inside a math and is part of the community’s formal modes of address. It appears alongside the feminine form “Suur.”