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priory

/ˈpɹaɪɝi/ noun C1

a religious house governed by a prior or prioress

Word Origin From Latin prior 'former, superior' + -y — a priory is a monastery governed by a prior, literally 'the place of the prior.' Prior gives us priority, prioritize, and prior itself. The breakdown prior+y shows the root and the place suffix. A word that ranks its religious house.

noun a religious house governed by a prior or prioress C1

The monks lived in a priory led by a prior.

(名词) 小修道院 【由小修道院长管理的宗教场所】

僧侣们住在一个由院长领导的小修道院里。

(sustantivo) priorato [una casa religiosa gobernada por un prior o una priora]

Los monjes vivían en un priorato dirigido por un prior.

(nom) prieuré; monastère [communauté religieuse dirigée par un prieur ou une prieure.]

Les moines vivaient dans un prieuré dirigé par un prieur.

(Substantiv) Priorat [ein Kloster oder eine klösterliche Niederlassung, die von einem Prior oder einer Priorin geleitet wird]

Das **priory** am Flussufer ist ein Ort der Stille und Besinnung.

(名詞) 小修道院長または小修道女長が治める、宗教修道者のための修道院

修道士たちは院長が率いる小修道院で暮らしていた。

(substantivo) priorado [casa religiosa governada por um prior ou uma priora]

Os monges viviam em um priorado liderado por um prior.

Synonyms: monastery convent abbey cloister friary

noun A monastery or convent governed by a prior or prioress. countable

The medieval priory nestled in the valley has been beautifully preserved for eight centuries.

(名词) 小修道院；修道院

坐落在山谷中的中世纪小修道院已被完好保存了八个世纪。

(sustantivo) priorato [Monasterio o convento gobernado por un prior o una priora.]

El priorato medieval enclavado en el valle se ha conservado hermosamente durante ocho siglos.

(nom) prieuré [Monastère ou couvent dirigé par un prieur ou une prieure.]

Le prieuré médiéval niché dans la vallée a été magnifiquement préservé pendant huit siècles.

(Substantiv) Priorat; Kloster (unter Leitung eines Priors/einer Priorin) [Ein Kloster oder Konvent, das von einem Prior oder einer Priorin geleitet wird.]

Das mittelalterliche **Priory** in dem Tal ist seit acht Jahrhunderten wunderschön erhalten geblieben.

(名詞) 修道院長または修道女院長が治める、男子または女子の修道院。

谷間にひっそりと佇む中世の小修道院は、8世紀にわたって美しく保存されてきました。

(substantivo) priorado [Um mosteiro ou convento governado por um prior ou uma priora.]

O priorado medieval aninhado no vale foi lindamente preservado por oito séculos.

Synonyms: monastery convent abbey cloister nunnery friary religious house religious community
Word parts: prior + y

Common collocations

church subst alien adj cathedral subst restaurant subst near prep seizure subst abbey subst found verb ruin subst castle subst

Related words

prioress priority prioritize

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