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Webster 1913 Edition

Friary

Fri′ar-y

,
Adj.
[From
Friar
,
Noun.
]
Like a friar; pertaining to friars or to a convent.
[Obs.]
Camden.

Fri′ar-y

,
Noun.
[OF.
frerie
,
frairie
, fr.
frère
. See
Friar
.]
1.
A monastery; a convent of friars.
Drugdale.
2.
The institution or practices of friars.
Fuller.

Webster 1828 Edition

Friary

FRI'ARY

,
Noun.
A monastery; a convent of friars.

FRI'ARY

,
Adj.
Like a friar; pertaining to friars.

Definition 2024

friary

friary

English

Noun

friary ‎(plural friaries)

  1. house or dwelling where friars or members of certain religious communities live

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Adjective

friary ‎(comparative more friary, superlative most friary)

  1. Like a friar; relating to friars or to a convent.
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Etymology

From friar, brother in a religious order, from Latin frater, brother, from Proto-Indo-European

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aɪəri

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