-ery or -rysuff.1. A place for: bakery.2. A collection or class: finery.3. A state or condition: slavery.4. Act; practice: bribery.5. Characteristics or qualities of: snobbery.[Middle English -erie, from Old French : -er, agent suff. (partly from -ier; see -er1, and partly from -ere, -eor; see -or1) + -ie, noun suff.; see -y2.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.-ery or -rysuffix forming nouns1. indicating a place of business or some other activity: bakery; brewery; refinery. 2. indicating a class or collection of things: cutlery; greenery. 3. indicating qualities or actions collectively: snobbery; trickery. 4. indicating a practice or occupation: husbandry. 5. indicating a state or condition: slavery. [from Old French -erie; see -er1, -y3]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014-ery or -ry, a suffix forming nouns that denote things collectively ( greenery; machinery); people collectively ( Jewry; peasantry); occupation, activity, or condition ( dentistry; archery; rivalry), or an instance or result of an activity ( robbery); an associated place, often corresponding to nouns with the suffixes -er1 or -er2 ( bakery; winery); characteristic conduct ( prudery; trickery).[Middle English