priory

[ prahy-uh-ree ]

noun

, plural pri·o·ries.

1. a religious house governed by a prior or prioress, often dependent upon an abbey.

priory

/ ˈpraɪərɪ /

noun

1. a religious house governed by a prior, sometimes being subordinate to an abbey

Word History and Origins

Origin of priory¹

1250–1300; Middle English priorie < Medieval Latin priōria. See prior ², -y ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of priory¹

C13: from Medieval Latin priōria; see prior ²

Example Sentences

Callahan claims that within weeks of leaving the Priory, Moss “got back on drugs.”

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BH: Now tell me about the community of women you wrote and imagined in The Chalice—a priory of Dominican nuns.

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The novel begins with a statement: “FACT, the Priory of Sion—a European secret society founded in 1099—is a real organization.”

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Before buying the priory, the couple had rented a cottage nearby from the Duke of Marlborough on his Blenheim Palace estate.

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The house, Burford Priory, is a largely Jacobean mansion, hidden from view by high walls.

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“Restoration” was begun at first under the direction of Mr. Ferrey, who also restored Christchurch Priory.

From Project Gutenberg

The next morning she was found dead among the stakes of a mill dam on the stream called the Priory River.

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His luggage was following in a hand-cart, and he was taking the short cut through the Priory gardens.

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Ten years afterwards—1133—Henry founded the see of Carlisle, and the priory church became the cathedral.

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There is no reason for doubting that the various buildings were handed over in good order at the dissolution of the priory.

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Related Words

• nunnery