fratry

[ frey-tree ]

/ ˈfreɪ tri /

noun, plural fra·tries.

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earnest

full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.

a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.

urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.

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Origin of fratry

First recorded in 1530–40

Words nearby fratry

fraternal twins, fraternity, fraternity house, fraternize, fratricide, fratry, frau, fraud, fraud squad, fraudster, fraudulent

Example sentences from the Web for fratry

The refectory, sometimes called the fratry or frater-house, was the common hall for all conventual meals.
English Monastic Life|Abbot Gasquet
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
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
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

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