belfry
noun/ˈbelfri/
/ˈbelfri/
(plural belfries)
- a tower in which bells hang, especially as part of a churchWord OriginMiddle English berfrey, from Old French berfrei, later belfrei, of West Germanic origin. The change in the first syllable was due to association with bell.
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