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fratry

[ frey-tree ]

/ ˈfreɪ tri /

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noun, plural fra·tries.

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Origin of fratry

First recorded in 1530–40

Words nearby fratry

fraternity, fraternity house, fraternization, fraternize, fratricide, fratry, Frau, fraud, Fraud Squad, fraudster, fraudulent

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How to use fratry in a sentence

Beneath the fratry is a very fine Decorated crypt, with a groined roof.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle|C. King Eley
The late Mr. Street very carefully restored the fratry in 1880, and it is now used as a chapter-house, library, and choir-school.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle|C. King Eley
The refectory, sometimes called the fratry or frater-house, was the common hall for all conventual meals.
English Monastic Life|Abbot Gasquet
In 1764 these screens were removed and stored in the Fratry crypt as lumber.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle|C. King Eley

The refectory, or fratry, was rebuilt in the fifteenth century, and is now used as a chapter-house.
The Cathedrals of Great Britain|P. H. Ditchfield