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friary en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈfɹaɪəɹi/
• (US) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

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. 2015, Pope Francis I, Laudato Si': Encyclical Letter on care for our common home:

Forms

Coordinates

abbey · monastery · priory

Deriveds

Witham Friary

Relateds

friar

Translations (4)

de Kloster (house or dwelling of friars) · ga mainistir (house or dwelling of friars) · de Mönchskloster (house or dwelling of friars) · de Konvent (house or dwelling of friars)

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friary en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈfɹaɪəɹi/
• (US) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. Like a friar; relating to friars or to a convent.
   • Saint Francis with his Friery kowle in a corne-field. 1605, M. N. [pseudonym; William Camden], Remaines of a Greater Worke, Concerning Britaine, […], London: […] G[eorge] E[ld] for Simon Waterson, →OCLC:

Forms

Translations (3)

de mönchisch (like a friar; relating to friars or to a convent) · de klösterlich (like a friar; relating to friars or to a convent) · de ordensbrüderlich (like a friar; relating to friars or to a convent)