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[ prahy-uh-ree ] / ˈpraɪ ə ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR priory ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural pri·o·ries.a religious house governed by a prior or prioress, often dependent upon an abbey. Origin of priory1250–1300; Middle English priorie<Medieval Latin priōria.See prior2, -y3 Words nearby priorypriority, priority mail, prior lien, prior probability, prior restraint, priory, Pripet, Pripet Marshes, prisage, Priscian, Priscilla Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for prioryCallahan claims that within weeks of leaving the Priory, Moss “got back on drugs.” Sex, Drugs, and Kate Moss: Secrets of a Wild Supermodel|Tom Sykes|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST BH: Now tell me about the community of women you wrote and imagined in The Chalice—a priory of Dominican nuns. Historical Fiction: A Conversation Between Bruce Holsinger and Nancy Bilyeau|Nancy Bilyeau, Bruce Holsinger|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST The novel begins with a statement: “FACT, the Priory of Sion—a European secret society founded in 1099—is a real organization.” Fact-Checking Dan Brown’s ‘Inferno’: 10 Mistakes, False Statements, and Oversimplifications|Noah Charney|May 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST Before buying the priory, the couple had rented a cottage nearby from the Duke of Marlborough on his Blenheim Palace estate. 'World' Players' Secret Getaway|William Underhill|July 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST
She was aware of this; and yet she had not the strength to pull herself together and return to the Priory. The Secret of Sarek|Maurice Leblanc The boat was riding at a fair rate of speed through the water, and the Priory walls of Eynsham gradually loomed in sight. A Clerk of Oxford|Evelyn Everett-Green At Cockhampstead (1½ mile E. from the church) was once an Augustinian priory. Hertfordshire|Herbert W Tompkins He was found by some haymakers early the next morning, lying helpless, some miles from the Priory, and was carried home. The Doctor's Wife|M. E. Braddon Tywardreath is a little town where once was a Benedictine priory. Cornwall|Sabine Baring-Gould
British Dictionary definitions for priory
noun plural -oriesa religious house governed by a prior, sometimes being subordinate to an abbey Word Origin for prioryC13: from Medieval Latin priōria; see prior ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to priorynunnery, cloister, convent, ministry, monastery, temple, friary, house, abbey, lamasery, retreat, hermitage, cell, sanctuary, order, chapter house, priorate |