friary
friary
Definition
fri·ary (frī′ər ē)
noun pl. -·ar·ies
- a house of friars
- a brotherhood of friars
friary
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- have: The old boro at Twt Hill had had a Dominican friary, some of whose buildings still survive but on private land.
- found: There he taught church history in a seminary, and founded a Franciscan friary, which soon had over 700 members.
- build: The area was known as Friernhay, after eight Franciscan monks built a friary in the early 13th-century.
Adjective modifier
- Franciscan: The original Greyfriars was a Franciscan friary, now long gone.
- Augustinian: Cinque Ports Pottery enjoys the most atmospheric of settings in an Augustinian friary founded in 1379 and commonly known as the Monastery.
- Dominican: In Norwich, a large area was cleared for the foundation of the town's second Dominican friary in the 14th century.
- Carmelite: The palace was replaced by a Carmelite Friary in the 14th century.
- old: It consisted of two sides of the old friary in an L shape, named Bedford Square.
- original: The original friary was founded in 1338 ( no one knows the story of how it came to be known as The Priory ).
Modifies a noun
- church: Machine work at the very beginning uncovered parts of the friary church, only centimeters below modern ground level.
- building: Taking the Priory into the 21st century has been a major conservation project and much still remains of the original Friary buildings.
- complex: This discovery helps to establish the area occupied by the friary complex.
Noun used with modifier
- century: Inverkeithing Museum is housed in the upper floor of a wonderful 14th century friary guest house, standing amidst well tended gardens.
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