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hermitary

hermitary noun: a cell annexed to an abbey, for the use of a hermit.

Noun

hermitary (plural hermitaries)

  1. A cell annexed to an abbey, for the use of a hermit.
    • Chappels , Monasteries , Hermitaries , Nunneries , and other Religious Houses were us'd lo in the time of old King Henry.1655, James Howell, “To Sir K. D. at Rome”, in Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ. Familiar Letters Domestic and Forren. […], 3rd edition, volume (please specify the page), London: […] Humphrey Mos[e]ley, […], →OCLC

Forms of hermitary

pluralhermitaries

Origin of hermitary

Compare Latin hermitorium, eremitorium.

Questions about hermitary

What does hermitary mean?
Hermitary means a cell annexed to an abbey, for the use of a hermit.
What part of speech is hermitary?
Hermitary is a noun.
What is the plural of hermitary?
The plural of hermitary is hermitaries.

Words near hermitary in the dictionary

  1. Hermitage Flat
  2. Hermitage Water
  3. Hermitage-Sandyville
  4. hermitages
  5. hermitaries
  6. hermitary
  7. Hermite interpolation
  8. Hermite polynomial
  9. Hermite polynomials
  10. hermitess
  11. hermitesses

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