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confreries

confreries is the plural of confrerie.

Meaning of confrerie

Noun

confrerie (plural confreries)

  1. brotherhood, association
    • Some worker confréries, such as those of the carpenters, hatmakers, polishers, and secondhand clothes dealers, tried to obtain formal legitimation in the eighteenth century.1996, Steven L. Kaplan, The Bakers of Paris and the Bread Question, 1700-1775, page 269

Questions about confreries

What is confreries the plural of?
Confreries is the plural of confrerie.

Words near confreries in the dictionary

  1. confraternization
  2. confraters
  3. confrere
  4. confreres
  5. confrerie
  6. confreries
  7. confront
  8. confront one's demons
  9. confrontable
  10. confrontal
  11. confrontals

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