Religious establishments negotiating fair rise? (8)
I believe the answer is:
friaries
'religious establishments' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'negotiating fair rise?' is the wordplay.
'negotiating' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'negotiated' mean this).
'fair'+'rise'='fairrise'
'fairrise' with letters rearranged gives 'FRIARIES'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for friaries that I've seen is " religious buildings".)