priory
a religious house governed by a prior or prioress, often dependent upon an abbey.
Origin of priory
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Callahan claims that within weeks of leaving the priory, Moss “got back on drugs.”
Sex, Drugs, and Kate Moss: Secrets of a Wild Supermodel | Tom Sykes | October 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBH: Now tell me about the community of women you wrote and imagined in The Chalice—a priory of Dominican nuns.
Historical Fiction: A Conversation Between Bruce Holsinger and Nancy Bilyeau | Nancy Bilyeau, Bruce Holsinger | March 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe novel begins with a statement: “FACT, the priory of Sion—a European secret society founded in 1099—is a real organization.”
Fact-Checking Dan Brown’s ‘Inferno’: 10 Mistakes, False Statements, and Oversimplifications | Noah Charney | May 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBefore buying the priory, the couple had rented a cottage nearby from the Duke of Marlborough on his Blenheim Palace estate.
The house, Burford priory, is a largely Jacobean mansion, hidden from view by high walls.
“Restoration” was begun at first under the direction of Mr. Ferrey, who also restored Christchurch priory.
Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey | Thomas PerkinsThe next morning she was found dead among the stakes of a mill dam on the stream called the priory River.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayHis luggage was following in a hand-cart, and he was taking the short cut through the priory gardens.
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona CairdTen years afterwards—1133—Henry founded the see of Carlisle, and the priory church became the cathedral.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle | C. King EleyThere is no reason for doubting that the various buildings were handed over in good order at the dissolution of the priory.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle | C. King Eley
British Dictionary definitions for priory
/ (ˈpraɪərɪ) /
a religious house governed by a prior, sometimes being subordinate to an abbey
Origin of priory
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