martyry\'s

[mahr-tuh-ree]

mar·tyr·y

[mahr-tuh-ree]
noun, plural mar·tyr·ies.
a shrine, chapel, or the like, erected in honor of a martyr.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English martirie suffering, martyrdom < Medieval Latin marty-rium martyrdom, martyr's grave < Late Greek martýrion. See martyr, -y3
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