priory
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pri·o·ry

noun \ˈprī-(ə-)rē\
plural -ries

Definition of PRIORY

: a religious house under a prior or prioress

Examples of PRIORY

  1. <you can hear the bells from the priory from the other side of the village>

Origin of PRIORY

Middle English priorie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin prioria, from prior
First Known Use: 13th century

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