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-ry

 
var. of -ery: heraldry; husbandry; dentistry; tenantry; jewelry.
Origin:
ME -rie < OF; short form of -ery
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Language Translation for : -ry
Spanish: reputación, German: der Ruf, Japanese: 評判
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-ery or -ry  
suff.  
  1. A place for: bakery.
  2. A collection or class: finery.
  3. A state or condition: slavery.
  4. Act; practice: bribery.
  5. Characteristics or qualities of: snobbery.

[Middle English -erie, from Old French : -er, agent suff. (partly from -ier; see -er1, and partly from -ere, -eor; see -or1) + -ie, noun suff.; see -y2.]
-ry  
suff.   Variant of -ery.
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