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Ery is defined as place for, practice, condition or quality of.

(suffix)

An example of ery is eatery, which is a place to eat.
An example of ery is cutlery, which is a cutting device.
An example of ery is bravery, which means courage.

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See -ery in Webster's New World College Dictionary

a place to: tannery, brewery
a place for: nunnery, vinery
the practice, act, or occupation of: robbery, midwifery
the product or goods of: pottery, millinery
a collection of: greenery, crockery
the state or condition of: drudgery, slavery
the behavior or qualities of: tomfoolery

Origin: ME -erie < OFr -erie < LL -aria, or by addition of -ie (L -ia) to OFr nouns of agency in -ier

See -ery in American Heritage Dictionary 4

or -ry

suffix

A place for: bakery.
A collection or class: finery.
A state or condition: slavery.
Act; practice: bribery.
Characteristics or qualities of: snobbery.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English -erie

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: : -er, agent suff. (partly from -ier; see -er¹, and partly from -ere, -eor; see -or¹)

Origin: + -ie, noun suff.; see -y²

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