friary

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

friary
    n 1: a monastery of friars

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Friary \Fri"ar*y\, a. [From {Friar}, n.]
   Like a friar; pertaining to friars or to a convent. [Obs.]
   --Camden.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Friary \Fri"ar*y\, n. [OF. frerie, frairie, fr. fr[`e]re. See
   {Friar}.]
   1. A monastery; a convent of friars. --Drugdale.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. The institution or practices of friars. --Fuller.
      [1913 Webster]

[email protected]