Origin of -ory
Middle English -orie from Old French -oire from Classical Latin -orius, -oria, -oriumforming adjectives of, having the nature of: sensory, valedictoryOrigin of -ory
ME -orie < OFr -oire, -orie < L -oriumforming nouns a place or thing for: crematory
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-ory
suffix
- Of, relating to, or characterized by: advisory.
- A place or thing used for or connected with: crematory.
Origin of -ory
Middle English -orie from Old North FrenchAnglo-Norman from Latin -ōrius adj. suff. and -ōrium n. suffTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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