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The superiors of the Charterhouses are priors, not abbots, and the prior of the Grande Chartreuse is the superior general of the order.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various

Before the recent expulsions from France there were in all some 20 Charterhouses.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various