priory
pronunciation
How to pronounce priory in British English:
UK [ˈpraɪəri]
How to pronounce priory in American English:
US [ˈpraɪəri]
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- Noun:
- religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress
Word Origin
- priory (n.)
- late 13c., from Anglo-French priorie (mid-13c.), from Medieval Latin prioria "monastery governed by a prior," from Latin prior (see prior (n.)).