priory
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈpraɪəri/
:
priorato
- The Priory protects the source of the Church's power on Earth.
- a Dominican priory
Examples
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The friendly staff at the priory includes a year-round program director and teachers.
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Lenton originated as a medieval religious community with a large priory, which was abolished during the reign of Henry VIII.
Academic text (1990) -
My wife and I have come to stay here at the priory.
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Dom Daniel likes to remind visitors to the Priory that they do things "by the book."
Blog text (20) -
The Holy Land remained a small province with six or seven priories.
Academic text (2008) -
It was from this room in Bentley Priory that all RAF commands during the Battle of Britain were made.
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Speaking of former monasteries, the King has put at the disposal of our children the old priory of Eversholt... for as long as they have need of it.
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There we enjoyed cordial relations with the priory established by Benedictine monks from Engelberg, Switzerland.
Academic text (2013) -
My wife and I have come to stay here at the priory.
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A locked green door prevents entry into the gardens behind the priory of the Knights of Malta.
Synonyms
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6.0
A building where monks live, work, and pray together
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5.6
A building where nuns live and pray together
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8.1
A building where religious women live and work
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9.1
A place where monks or nuns live away from the rest of the world
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A building where religious men called friars live and work
A place where people live apart to focus on religion, like a monastery or convent
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Etymology
Priory comes from prior, the title for the leader of a home for monks or nuns, and that word comes from Latin prior meaning 'first' or 'earlier'. You can see the same root in priority, which is about what comes 'first'. So a priory is the house of the 'first' person, the prior, and that is why it means a religious residence run by a prior or prioress.