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- Dictionarypriory/ˈprʌɪəri/
noun
- 1. a small monastery or nunnery that is governed by a prior or prioress.
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Religious houses that rank immediately below abbeys and are presided over by a prior or prioress
A priory is a monastery of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. They were created by the Catholic Church. Priories may be monastic houses of monks or nuns (such as the Benedictines, the Cistercians, or the Charterhouses). Houses of canons & canonesses regular also use this term, the alternative being "canonry". Mendicant houses, of friars, nuns, or tertiary sist... Wikipedia
