friary

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɹaɪəɹi/

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• Rhymes: -aɪəɹi
• Rhymes: -aɪ.əɹi

Etymology 1

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

Noun

friary (plural friaries)

2. A house or convent where friars (members of certain religious communities) live.

   Coordinate terms: monastery, priory, abbey

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

     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.

Derived terms

• Witham Friary

Related terms

• friar

Translations

house or dwelling of friars

• German: Kloster (de) n, Mönchskloster n, Konvent n
• Irish: mainistir (ga) f

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

friary (comparative more friary, superlative most friary)

1. Like a friar; relating to friars or to a convent.
   • 1605, M. N. [pseudonym; William Camden], Remaines of a Greater Worke, Concerning Britaine, […], London: […] G[eorge] E[ld] for Simon Waterson, →OCLC:

     Saint Francis with his Friery kowle in a corne-field.

Translations

like a friar; relating to friars or to a convent

• German: mönchisch (de), ordensbrüderlich, klösterlich (de)

Anagrams

• rarify, air-fry, air fry