agentry

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Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti
Proto-Italic *agō
Latin agō
Latin agēnsder.
English agent
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-os?
Proto-Indo-European *-o-
Proto-Indo-European *-so-
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-āsijos
Proto-Italic *-āsios
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -ārius
Old French -ier
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Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-ijos
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -iusnom.
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Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā)influ.
Latin -iabor.
Old French -ie
Old French -eriebor.
Middle English -erieaph.
Middle English -re, -ri, -rie, -ry, -rye
English -ry
English agentry

    From agent + -ry.

    Noun

    agentry (usually uncountable, plural agentries)

    1. The position of being an agent.

    Derived terms

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