fratry

[ frey-tree ]

noun

, plural fra·tries.

1. frater ².

Word History and Origins

Origin of fratry¹

First recorded in 1530–40

Example Sentences

Beneath the fratry is a very fine Decorated crypt, with a groined roof.

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The late Mr. Street very carefully restored the fratry in 1880, and it is now used as a chapter-house, library, and choir-school.

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The refectory, sometimes called the fratry or frater-house, was the common hall for all conventual meals.

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In 1764 these screens were removed and stored in the Fratry crypt as lumber.

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The refectory, or fratry, was rebuilt in the fifteenth century, and is now used as a chapter-house.

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