friary
friary · friaries
Kloster, Mönchskloster, Konvent
A house or convent where friars liveA house or convent where friars (members of certain religious communities) live.
/ˈfɹaɪəɹi/
Meaning
1 sensesA house or convent where friars (members of certain religious communities) live.
Kloster, Mönchskloster, Konvent
More definitions
- a monastery of friars
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
house or dwelling of friars:
Origin
From friar (“brother in a religious order”) + -y (nominal suffix), from Latin frater (“broFrom friar (“brother in a religious order”) + -y (nominal suffix), from Latin frater (“brother”), from Latin. Piecewise doublet of fratery.
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