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Definition of Friaries
1. friary [n] - See also: friary
Lexicographical Neighbors of Friaries
Literary usage of Friaries
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Franciscans and the Protestant Revolution in England by Francis Borgia Steck (1920)
"The names of the custodies with their respective friaries are as follows: 1. ...
In the following towns, friaries were erected probably in the course of the ..."
2. Original Letters Illustrative of English History: Including Numerous Royal by Henry Ellis (1846)
"... Robert Devereux to the Lord Privy Seal; enumerating the friaries, of which he
had taken possession. [IBID. 2 Ser. viii. 117. ..."
3. The Grey Friars in Oxford: Part I: A History of the Convent, Part II by Andrew George Little (1892)
"It is probable, that, between this time and the summer and autumn , of 1538, when
the general dissolution of the friaries took place, many v of the Oxford ..."
4. Exeter by Edward Augustus Freeman (1887)
"... monasteries—Saint Nicolas and Saint James—Hospitals—friaries— Constitution of
the chapter—Foundation of the deanery— Building of Exe bridge. ..."
5. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Ephraim Chambers (1870)
"There are 66 Protestant places of worship, 9 Roman Catholic, with 3 monasteries,
8 convents, 5 friaries, a Jesuits' church, and a Jewish synagogue. ..."
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