friary

[ frahy-uh-ree ]

noun

, plural fri·ar·ies.

1. a monastery of friars, especially those of a mendicant order.
2. a brotherhood of friars.

friary

/ ˈfraɪərɪ /

noun

1. Christianity a convent or house of friars

Word History and Origins

Origin of friary¹

1300–50; late Middle English freyry, frayry, Middle English frari < Anglo-French, Old French frairie, frarie; friar, -y ³

Example Sentences

In addition to the Hospital, an overhaul of the University's New Museums Site in 2015 yielded remains from a former Augustinian Friary, and the project also used skeletons excavated in the 1970s from the grounds of a medieval parish church: 'All Saints by the Castle'.

From Science Daily

Most of the dead were buried in town cemeteries or plague pits such as one on Bene't Street next to the former friary.

From Science Daily

Texas power prices hit a 30-month high with demand expected to reach record-breaking levels on Friary as homes and businesses crank up their air conditioners to escape a scorching heat wave.

From Reuters

Other highlights include pottery and textile finds from "Britain's Pompei" Must Farm and a young friar's elephant ivory belt buckle found in the cemetery of Cambridge's Augustinian Friary.

From BBC

Franciscan priests and friars of the Holy Name College Friary in Silver Spring returned to the facility under a new, five-year contract, the archdiocese said.

From Washington Times

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