Jewry
noun
the Jewish people collectively.
Jewries
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pluralof Jewry.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Jewish traders had followed William the Conqueror from Normandy, and had been enabled by his protection to establish themselves in separate quarters or "Jewries" in all larger English towns.
From History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 by John Richard Green
Thereat arose a new and stranger commotion throughout all the Ghettos, Jewries, and Mellahs.
From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Israel Zangwill
Finally, Rashi's influence was not confined either within the walls of the Jewries or within the frontiers of France, but it radiated to foreign lands and to ecclesiastical circles.
From Rashi by Adele Szold
The settlement of one of the wealthiest among the English Jewries in the very heart of the town indicated, while it promoted, the activity of its trade.
From History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 by John Richard Green
They were established, as they had been elsewhere in Europe, in separate "Jewries," or places kept apart for them in every city.
From The Story of Rouen by Sir Theodore Andrea Cook
