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pri·or·y (pr

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n. pl. pri·or·ies

A monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress.

priory [ˈpraɪərɪ]

n pl -ories

(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) a religious house governed by a prior, sometimes being subordinate to an abbey

[from Medieval Latin priōria; see prior²]

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Noun

priory - religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress

cloister, religious residence - residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)

priory

noun monastery, abbey, convent, cloister, nunnery, religious house Lindisfarne priory on Holy Island

Translations

priory [ˈpraɪərɪ] N → priorato m

priory [ˈpraɪəri] n → prieuré m

priory

n → Priorat nt; (in church names) → ˜ Münster nt

priory [ˈpraɪərɪ] n → priorato

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