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var. of -ery: heraldry; husbandry; dentistry; tenantry; jewelry.

Origin:
ME -rie < OF; short form of -ery

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-ery or -ry
suff.

A place for: bakery.
A collection or class: finery.
A state or condition: slavery.
Act; practice: bribery.
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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