lamasery
[lah-muh-ser-ee]
noun, plural la·ma·ser·ies.
a monastery of lamas.
Origin of lamasery
First recorded in 1865–70, lamasery is from the French word lamaserie.
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Related Words for lamasery
nunnery, house, abbey, cloister, priory, friary, lamasery, convent, hermitage, monastery, cell, sanctuary, order, retreat, priorateExamples from the Web for lamasery
Historical Examples of lamasery
I was glad to have this unique chance of visiting a Lamasery.
An Explorer's Adventures in TibetA. Henry Savage Landor
They enter the Lamasery when young, and remain students for many years.
An Explorer's Adventures in TibetA. Henry Savage Landor
This was the monastery or lamasery we had come so far to see.
Hilda WadeGrant Allen
We traversed the Lamasery from one end to the other, along the chief streets.
Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and ChinaEvariste Regis Huc
He talked on as they forsook the crowded street for a quarter close to the lamasery.
Caravans By NightHarry Hervey
lamasery
noun plural -series
Word Origin for lamasery
C19: from French lamaserie, from lama + French -serie, from Persian serāī palace
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