Etymology

-ry

Middle English -re, -ri, -rie, -ry, -rye ← ['enm ',
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  1. ['enm · inherited from',
  2. Middle English · inherited from-re, -ri, -rie, -ry, -rye
  3. English today-ry

Inherited from Middle English -re, -ri, -rie, -ry, -rye, an apheretic form of -erie, borrowed from Old French -erie, from -ier + -ie.

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