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friary¹

  • /ˈfɹaɪəɹi/

Rhymes with -aɪəɹi, -aɪ.əɹi

Where it comes from

From friar (“brother in a religious order”) + -y (nominal suffix), from Latin frater (“brother”), from Latin. Piecewise doublet of fratery.

noun friaries

  1. A house or convent where friars (members of certain religious communities) live. For this reason, Francis asked that part of the friary garden always be left untouched, so that wild flowers and herbs could grow there, and those who saw them could raise their minds to God, the Creator of such beauty.

friary²

  • /ˈfɹaɪəɹi/

Rhymes with -aɪəɹi, -aɪ.əɹi

Where it comes from

From friar + -y (adjectival suffix). Piecewise doublet of pally.

adjective more friary · most friary

  1. Like a friar; relating to friars or to a convent. Saint Francis with his Friery kowle in a corne-field.

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noun house or dwelling of friars

DeutschKloster, Mönchskloster, Konvent

adj like a friar; relating to friars or to a convent

Deutschmönchisch, ordensbrüderlich, klösterlich

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@misc{friary_2026,
  title = {friary},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/friary},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}