fratery

English

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Etymology

Apparently from frater +‎ -y.[1] Compare Italian frateria (“a brotherhood of monks”). See friar. Piecewise doublet of friary.

Noun

fratery (plural frateries)

  1. A frater house; an apartment in a convent used as a dining room.

References

  1. ^ “fratry | fratery, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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