hermitary en · NOUN
Etymology
Compare Latin hermitorium, eremitorium.
Meanings
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A cell annexed to an abbey, for the use of a hermit.
Chappels , Monasteries , Hermitaries , Nunneries , and other Religious Houses were us'd lo in the time of old King Henry.
1655, James Howell, “To Sir K. D. at Rome”, in Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ. Familiar Letters Domestic and Forren. […], 3rd edition, volume (please specify the page), London: […] Humphrey Mos[e]ley, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hermitaries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |