-ery

-ery or -ry

suff.

1. A place for: bakery.

2. A collection or class: finery.

3. A state or condition: slavery.

4. Act; practice: bribery.

5. Characteristics or qualities of: snobbery.

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[Middle English -erie, from Old French : -er, agent suff. (partly from -ier; see -er¹, and partly from -ere, -eor; see -or¹) + -ie, noun suff.; see -y².]

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-ery, -ry

suffix forming nouns

1. indicating a place of business or some other activity bakery brewery refinery

2. indicating a class or collection of things cutlery greenery

3. indicating qualities or actions collectively snobbery trickery

4. indicating a practice or occupation husbandry

5. indicating a state or condition slavery

[from Old French -erie; see -er¹, -y³]