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friary

Friary (noun) means a house or convent where friars (members of certain religious communities) live.

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

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" (noun) means a house or convent where friars (members of certain religious communities) live.

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