priory
noun
a religious house governed by a prior or prioress, often dependent upon an abbey.
priories
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pluralof priory.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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And Alison is the kind of plucky heroine who teases her lover about his research: “Lost treasures, haunted priories, secret maps? I think I saw that movie once.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Throughout the show, Downey weaves in reflections on his life, family and shifting priories in recent years, specifically as they relate to the future of the planet.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
The tax agreement has been one of Ms. Yellen’s top priories as Treasury secretary.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2022
His companions were genuine lay brothers, able to lead him through the marshes and waterways to isolated hermitages and priories, where he would be able to plan his next moves.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2020
Of the older Benedictine houses there were about fifteen, almost all in South Wales, and all except one were not abbeys but priories, or cells, i.e., they were dependent on some abbey elsewhere.
From Mediæval Wales Chiefly in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries: Six Popular Lectures by A. G. (Andrew George) Little
