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friary

UK/ˈfɹaɪəɹi/ US/ˈfraɪɜri/ uncommon

noun

1.

a monastery of friars

Origin

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

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