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fratry

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fra⋅try

[frey-tree]
–noun, plural -tries.
frater 2 .

Origin:
1530–40

fra⋅ter

2[frey-ter]
–noun Ecclesiastical History Obsolete.
the refectory of a religious house.
Also, fratry.


Origin:
1250–1300; ME frater, freitour < OF fraitur, short for refreitor < LL rēfectōrium refectory
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