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Added 10 October 2026

friary

/ˈfɹaɪəɹi/ noun

Latin root: frater Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about friary at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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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