PRIORY


Meaning of PRIORY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈprī-(ə-)rē ]

noun

( plural -ries )

Etymology: Middle English priorie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin prioria, from prior

Date: 13th century

: a religious house under a prior or prioress

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.