priorate

American  

[prahy-er-it] / ˈpraɪ ər ɪt /

noun

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

2. a priory.

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priorate British  

/ ˈpraɪərɪt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of priorate

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

Example Sentences

This was my first priorate in 1611, when it was yet good.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55 1629-30 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. by Robertson, James Alexander

Father Fray Martín de San Nicolás, associate in that priorate, accompanied him from here, in a suitable boat.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 24 of 55 1630-34 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by Robertson, James Alexander

A priorate was established in Candón, an important priorate of that province and the best, although without a vote.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55 1629-30 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. by Robertson, James Alexander

It is a priorate and has a vote, and one or two religious generally live there.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55 1629-30 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. by Robertson, James Alexander

Just before his assumption of the priorate, however, a new complication had arisen.

From Among My Books Second Series by Lowell, James Russell

Related Words

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