hennery

hennery

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English hen
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -ārius
Old French -ier
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ia
Old French -ie
Old French -eriebor.
Middle English -erie
English -ery
English hennery

    From hen + -ery.

    Noun

    hennery (plural henneries)

    1. (rare) A place where domestic fowl, such as chickens, are reared; a poultry farm.

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