English dictionary
priory
/'pr/aI//@/r/i/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A religious house presided over by a prior or prioress; -- sometimes an offshoot of, an subordinate to, an abbey, and called also <i>cell</i>, and <i>obedience</i>. See <u>Cell</u>, 2.
Source: webster1913