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/fruy"euh ree/, n., pl. friaries.1. a monastery of friars, esp. those of a mendicant order.2. a brotherhood of friars.[1300-50; late ME freyry, frayry, ME frari < AF, OF frairie, frarie; see FRIAR, -Y3]
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Friary — Fri ar*y, a. [From {Friar}, n.] Like a friar; pertaining to friars or to a convent. [Obs.] Camden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Friary — Fri ar*y, n. [OF. frerie, frairie, fr. fr[ e]re. See {Friar}.] 1. A monastery; a convent of friars. Drugdale. [1913 Webster] 2. The institution or practices of friars. Fuller. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
friary — ► NOUN (pl. friaries) ▪ a building or community occupied by friars … English terms dictionary
friary — [frī′ər ē] n. pl. friaries 1. a house of friars 2. a brotherhood of friars … English World dictionary
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friary — UK [ˈfraɪərɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms friary : singular friary plural friaries a building where a group of friars lives … English dictionary
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friary — noun (plural aries) Date: 1538 a monastery of friars … New Collegiate Dictionary
