fratery

South of the fratery is the slype or passage, with arched openings to the east and west.

Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys Herbert Story

Hale), collected many books, which he presented to the Chapter, built a Deanery House, and established a "fratery," or guild for the ministration to the spiritual and bodily wants of the sick and poor.

Old St. Paul's Cathedral William Benham 1870

Some of them were learned elephants, some musicians, others philosophers, dancers, and showers of tricks; and all sat down at table in good order, silently eating and drinking like so many fathers in a fratery-room.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

Some of them were learned elephants, some musicians, others philosophers, dancers, and showers of tricks; and all sat down at table in good order, silently eating and drinking like so many fathers in a fratery-room.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

After the procession they went sluggingly into the fratery-room, by the way of walk and healthful exercise, and there kneeled under the tables, leaning their breasts on lanterns.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

After the procession they went sluggingly into the fratery-room, by the way of walk and healthful exercise, and there kneeled under the tables, leaning their breasts on lanterns.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

South of the chapter-house was probably the fratery or monks 'day room.

Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys Herbert Story

The abbey appears to have been almost abolished shortly after the Reformation, the only parts of the monastic buildings allowed to remain being the fratery and portions of the chapter-house, which were incorporated with the mansion-house.

Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys Herbert Story

It has also a doorway to the fratery, and another to the apartment on the south side, the latter of which now only exists in part, the south end of the range having been destroyed.

Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys Herbert Story

The sacristy, chapter-house, fratery, and other apartments stretch from the transept southwards along the east side; above these, on the upper floor, were the dormitories, entering by an open staircase from the south transept.

Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys Herbert Story