First Known Use: 1711
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martyry
noun mar·tyry \ˈmär-tə-rē\
plural mar·tyr·ies
Definition of MARTYRY
: a shrine erected in honor of a martyr
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Origin of MARTYRY
Late Latin martyrium, from Late Greek martyrion, from Greek martyr-, martys
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