Bracery
/ˈbreɪ.sər.i/noun
A stand or support for a bracing; also a term for decorative or structural bracing in older usage.
Did you know?Bracery is an old English word tied to bracing and structural support, and its deeper ancestry reaches back to the same root that gave us “brace,” once meaning to strengthen or fasten tightly.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bherǵ-
“to strengthen, support, or make firm”
Latin
Latin
bracchium
“arm”
Old French
Old French
brace
“the arm; a pair; a support or fastening”
Middle English
English
bracery
“bracing, support, or fastening”
Modern English
English
bracery
“a support or bracing; an old or rare term for structural reinforcement”