priories

Variant of priory

priory definition

prio·ry (prī′ə rē)

noun pl. priories -·ries

a monastery governed by a prior, or a convent governed by a prioress, sometimes as a subordinate branch of an abbey

Etymology: ME < Anglo-Fr priorie < ML prioria

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