-ry

Multiple Entries:
  -ry    -ery  

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
-ry

▶suffix a shortened form of -ery (as in devilry).

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
-ery (also -ry)

▶suffix forming nouns.

• 1 denoting a class or kind: greenery.

• 2 denoting an occupation, a state or condition, or behaviour: archery | bravery.

  ■ with derogatory reference: tomfoolery.

• 3 denoting a place set aside for an activity or a grouping of things: rookery.

– origin from Fr. -erie, based on L. -arius and -ator.