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priory

UK/ˈpɹaɪəɹ.i/ US/ˈpɹaɪ.əɹ.i/ uncommon

noun

1.

religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress

Origin

From Anglo-Norman priorie.

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