priorate

[ prahy-er-it ]

noun

1. the office, rank, or term of office of a prior.
2. a priory.

ˈpriorate

/ ˈpraɪərɪt /

noun

1. the office, status, or term of office of a prior

Word History and Origins

Origin of priorate¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin priōrātus priority, preference ( Medieval Latin: office of a prior). See prior ², -ate ³

Example Sentences

His election to the priorate was the most important event in Dante's public life.

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He always refused a priorate (although he could have obtained many, had he wished), and also the office of provincial.

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After he became provincial, he left the islands with the priorate of Ibabay for that of Tigbauan.

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Soon after the arrival of the said visitor, that priorate falling vacant, he appointed me to it, and for the sake of the vote.

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Our father Fray Vicente chose him as his associate, and immediately gave him the priorate of Agonoy.

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