What is "priory" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does priory mean in English? Meaning of priory definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "priory" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "priory": religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress

Noun

  • Meaning: religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress
  • Synonyms: priory
  • Hypernyms: cloister religious residence
  • Synonyms:

    nunnery, convent, ministry, monastery, cloister, temple, friary, nunnery, convent, hermitage, monastery, abbey, cell, sanctuary, house, order, retreat, friary, lamasery, chapter house, priorate, religious community, house, abbey, cloister, friary, lamasery, religious community, cloister, monastery, retreat, abbey, religious community,

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