priory
41priory — /pruy euh ree/, n., pl. priories. a religious house governed by a prior or prioress, often dependent upon an abbey. [1250 1300; ME priorie < ML prioria. See PRIOR2, Y3] * * * …
42priory — noun A monastery or convent governed by a prior or prioress …
43priory — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. convent, monastery, hermitage; see cloister 1 . See Synonym Study at cloister …
44priory — pri|o|ry [ˈpraıəri] n plural priories a building where a group of ↑monks or ↑nuns, (=men or women living a religious life) live which is smaller and less important than an ↑abbey …
45priory — pri|or|y [ praıri ] noun count a building where the members of a Christian religious community live …
46priory — sb. RG. 369, 370 …
47priory — pri·o·ry || praɪərɪ n. monastery, house for nuns or monks …
48priory — noun (plural priories) a monastery or nunnery governed by a prior or prioress. Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. priorie, med. L. prioria, from L. prior (see prior2) …
49priory — n. Convent, cloister, monastery, nunnery …
50priory — noun a Christian religious house or group of monks or nuns, (=men or women living a religious life) which is smaller and less important than an abbey …