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- DictionaryPri·o·ry/ˈprī(ə)rē/
noun
- 1. a small monastery or nunnery that is governed by a prior or prioress.
: a religious house under a prior or prioress. Synonyms. abbey. cloister. friary. hermitage. monastery. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of priory in a Sentence. you can hear the bells from the priory from the other side of the village.
Priory definition: a religious house governed by a prior or prioress, often dependent upon an abbey.. See examples of PRIORY used in a sentence.
A priory is a monastery of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. Priories may be monastic houses of monks or nuns (such as the Benedictines , the Cistercians , or the Charterhouses ).
PRIORY definition: 1. a building where monks or nuns live, work, and pray 2. a building where monks or nuns live…. Learn more.
noun [ C ] us / ˈpraɪ.ə.ri / uk / ˈpraɪ.ə.ri / Add to word list. a building where monks or nuns live, work, and pray. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Religious buildings & places. abbey church. ashram. caliphate. cathedral. Delphic. friary. gurdwara. hermitage. holy city. meeting house. minster. monastery. mosque. nunnery. synagogue.
Define priory. priory synonyms, priory pronunciation, priory translation, English dictionary definition of priory. n. pl. pri·or·ies A monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress.
A priory is a place where a small group of monks live and work together. ...Lindisfarne Priory on Holy Island. Synonyms: monastery , abbey , convent , cloister More Synonyms of priory
Priory Definition. A monastery governed by a prior, or a convent governed by a prioress, sometimes as a subordinate branch of an abbey.
Definition of priory noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of priory. noun. religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress. see more.
