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单词 subprior
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subpriorn.

Brit. /ˈsʌbˌprʌɪə/, U.S. /ˈsəbˌpraɪər/
Forms: Middle English subpriowre, Middle English–1500s subpriour, Middle English–1500s subpryour, Middle English– subprior; also Scottish pre-1700 subpreor, pre-1700 subpriore.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin subprior, supprior.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin subprior, variant of supprior supprior n. Compare Middle French subprieur (1375 in an apparently isolated attestation), Spanish subprior (1339). Compare sous-prior n. at sous- prefix 1 and its French etymon. Compare supprior n., and also sub-prioress n.
A prior's assistant and deputy.
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society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious superior > prior > [noun] > assistant to
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1340 Ayenbite (1866) 67 Þe abbottes and þe priours and hire officials ase subprior and þe oþre.
Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 482 Subpriowre, subprior.
1540 Act 32 Hen. VIII c. 24 §8 Subpriour of the said hospital of sainte John of Jerusalem.
1585 T. Bilson True Difference Christian Subiection iii. 474 Some of the Monks of Canterburie choose their Subprior to be Archbishop.
1641 W. Prynne Antipathie 33 Hubert being dead the Monkes of Canterbury..elected Reginald their Sub-prior, for his Successour.
1686 tr. D. Bouhours Life St. Ignatius ii. 86 The Sub-Prior, who at that time, in the absence of the Prior, govern'd the House.
1722 G. Mackenzie Lives Writers Sc. Nation III. 13 The Sub-Prior Mr. John Windram preached a Sermon upon the Lawfulness of punishing of Hereticks.
1767 R. Burn Eccl. Law (ed. 2) IV. 456 In every priory, next under the prior was the sub-prior, who assisted the prior whilst present, and acted in his stead when absent.
1845 L. S. Costello Falls, Lakes, & Mountains N. Wales i. 13 Ralph the sub-prior..fell asleep and saw in a vision a beautiful virgin.
1868 W. Morris Earthly Paradise i. 180 An old, reverend man, The Sub-prior.
1903 J. M. Falkner Nebuly Coat (1904) vi. 76 The voice of the sub-prior was broken with grief, and failed him as he read the lesson.
1948 D. Knowles Relig. Orders in Eng. ix. 91 It was not long before the feckless sub-prior and community were petitioning for his return.
2010 St. Paul (Minnesota) Pioneer Press (Nexis) 8 June A review of abbey publications shows Schulte in 1997 and 1998 was subprior of St. Augustine's Monastery in the Bahamas.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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