friary
Meanings
noun
- A house or convent where friars (members of certain religious communities) live.
adj
- Like a friar; relating to friars or to a convent.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From friar (“brother in a religious order”) + -y (nominal suffix), from Latin frater (“brother”), from Latin. Piecewise doublet of fratery.
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