manufactory /manjʊˈfakt(ə)ɹi/noun 2adjective 1forms 1 noun2 •(no longer used) A plant where something is manufactured; a factory.Smalt from the King of France's porcelain manufactory at Sevres fused into a mass, and resigned its colour. — 1817 •(no longer used) A manufacturing process; a particular industry or part of an industry.The manufactory of sugar is generally in German hands. — 1873 adjective1 •(no longer used) Relating to manufacture. formsmanufactories