priory

(prīə rē)

noun pl. priories

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

Origin: ME < Anglo-Fr priorie < ML prioria

See priory in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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

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