friary

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/ˈfɹaɪəɹi/

noun

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

OriginLatin frater →
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Meanings

friary1

nounfriary (plural friaries)

plural friaries

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

    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.

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

friary2

adjectivefriary (comparative more friary, superlative most friary)

comparative more friary · superlative most friary

  1. Like a friar; relating to friars or to a convent.

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

    1605, M. N. [pseudonym; William Camden], Remaines of a Greater Worke, Concerning Britaine, […], London: […] G[eorge] E[ld] for Simon Waterson, →OCLC

Origin

friary · noun

  1. Latinfrater“brother”
  2. Englishfriary

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

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friary · adjective

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

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Translations

German Kloster, Mönchskloster
  • Klosterhouse or dwelling of friars
  • Mönchsklosterhouse or dwelling of friars
  • Konventhouse or dwelling of friars
  • mönchischlike a friar; relating to friars or to a convent
  • ordensbrüderlichlike a friar; relating to friars or to a convent
  • klösterlichlike a friar; relating to friars or to a convent
Irish mainistir
  • mainistirhouse or dwelling of friars

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with friary

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Cite this entry
APA

friary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/friary

MLA

“friary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/friary. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “friary,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/friary.

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