Belfry Definition
bĕlfrē
belfries
noun
belfries
A bell tower, especially one attached to a building.
American Heritage
A movable tower used in ancient warfare for attacking walled positions.
Webster's New World
The part of a tower or steeple in which bells are hung.
American Heritage
A bell tower, esp. one that is part of a building, placed at the top.
Webster's New World
The part of a tower or steeple that holds the bell or bells.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Belfry
Noun
Singular:
belfryPlural:
belfriesOrigin of Belfry
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Borrowing from Old French berfrey (changed to have an l by association with bell), from Middle High German bërcvrit / bërvrit , possibly from Late Latin berefredus, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *bergafriþuz.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English belfrei from Old North French belfroi alteration of Old French berfrei, berfroi bhergh-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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