Jewery
Middle English
Alternative forms
- jurie, jury, Juerie, Juerye, Jewry, Jwry, giwerie, Jewerye, Jury, gywerye, Jewerie, Juwerie, Jurye, Juwerye, Juery, gywerie
Etymology
From Old French juerie; equivalent to Jew + -erie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʒiu̯(ə)riː(ə)/
Noun
Jewery (uncountable)
- Jewry (the Jewish people)
- Judaism (the Jewish religion)
- Judea (the land of the Jews)
- Judah (southern region of the Holy Land)
- The Jewish district of a city.
Descendants
- English: Jewry
References
- “Jeu, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.