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belfry

bel·fry [ bélfree ] (plural bel·fries)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. space for bells: the part of a church steeple or a tower in which bells are hung

2. bell tower: a tower on a building, in which a bell or bells are hung

[13th century. < Old French berfrei "movable siege tower," by association with bell1]

bel·fried adjective
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