-ry
1.
variant of
-ery
:
heraldry; husbandry; dentistry; tenantry; jewelry.
Origin
Middle English
-rie
<
Old French;
short form of
-ery
British Dictionary definitions for
-ry
-ery
suffix
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
Word Origin
from Old French
-erie;
see
-er
1
,
-y
³
-ry
suffix
1.
a variant of
-ery
dentistry
Word Origin and History for
-ry
reduced form of
-ery
.