priory
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of priory
1250–1300; Middle English priorie < Medieval Latin priōria. See prior 2, -y 3
Example Sentences
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Enthralled by Burbage’s big talk, John Brayne sold his house, let his business slide and coughed up the money needed to begin construction amid the ruins of a medieval priory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
It was not until August 2019, at the age of 35, that he formally converted to Catholicism at a Dominican priory in Cincinnati.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025
And while visitors have always been attracted to Cartmel for its 800-year-old priory, its racecourse and its famous dessert, people living here have seen a shift from seasonal influx to year-round flow.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2024
The ruins of a priory, with its dramatic rainbow arch, still stand, as does a Tudor castle whose imposing silhouette dominates the landscape.
From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2022
“And in all your long experience of the priory, did you ever know them to look after an infant?”
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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