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pri⋅o⋅ry

  [prahy-uh-ree]
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–noun, plural -ries.
a religious house governed by a prior or prioress, often dependent upon an abbey.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME priorie < ML priōria. See prior 2 , -y 3
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pri·or·y   (prī'ə-rē)   
n.   pl. pri·or·ies
A monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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priory 
c.1290, from Anglo-Fr. priorie (c.1240), from M.L. prioria "monastery governed by a prior," from L. prior (see prior (n.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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