agentry

agentry

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti
Proto-Italic *agō
Latin agō
Latin agēnsder.
English agent
Middle English -re,-ri,-rie,-ry,-rye
English -ry
English agentry

    From agent + -ry.

    Noun

    agentry (usually uncountable, plural agentries)

    1. The position of being an agent.

    Derived terms

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