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Priory

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Noun

1. priory

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

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Priory

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noun plural -ories
a religious house governed by a prior, sometimes being subordinate to an abbey

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Priory

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nounWord forms: plural ˈpriories
a monastery governed by a prior, or a convent governed by a prioress, sometimes as a subordinate branch of an abbey

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Priory

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n. pl. pri·or·ies
A monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress.

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