Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

feretory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fer-e-to-ry
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A receptacle that houses relics of saints.

noun

An area of a church where relics are kept.

Example Sentences

"His remains were placed inside a new and rich feretory, on a platform behind the high altar."

Etymology

From Middle English feretory, fertre, feretre, et al., from Anglo-Norman fertre, from Latin feretrum (“bier, funeral litter”), from Ancient Greek φέρετρον (phéretron), from the verb φέρω (phérō, “to carry”). Doublet of feretrum.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: feretory, fertre, feretrum, φέρετρον

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Places.

Inflected Forms

feretories (plural) feretry (alternative)

Synonyms

reliquary

Questions

What does feretory mean?: A receptacle that houses relics of saints.
Where does feretory come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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