priories (Meaning)
priories
a religious house under a prior or prioress
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a religious house under a prior or prioress
monasteries, abbeys, cloisters,convents, friaries, hermitages,nunneries, houses
No antonyms found.
The priories of England were important centers of religious life during the medieval period.
The Archbishop of Canterbury established many priories throughout his diocese, placing them under the authority of abbots or priors.
The prior of a priory was responsible for its spiritual and temporal affairs.
The priories of St. Albans and Cluny were among the most famous in Europe.
