priory

/ˈpraɪəri/
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Other forms: priories

Definitions of priory
  1. noun
    religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress
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    type of:
    cloister, religious residence
    residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
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