[1610–20; heron + -ry]This word is first recorded in the period 1610–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cult, integration, intonation, tank, technical-ry is a suffix of nouns denoting occupation, business, calling or condition, place orestablishment, goods or products, things collectively, qualities, actions, etc. Otherwords that use the affix -ry include: blazonry, mimicry, pastry, press-agentry, summitry
Examples of 'heronry' in a sentence
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A sudden roaring clatter from the heronry.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A heronry tells us all kinds of good things about the health of the waters they live on.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The number of nests in a heronry varies greatly, but there can be as many as 100 to 150.