priory
noun /ˈpraɪəri/
/ˈpraɪəri/
(plural priories)
- a building where a community of monks or nuns lives, which is smaller and less important than an abbey
Topics Buildingsc2小修道院;小隐道院 词源Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French priorie, medieval Latin prioria, from Latin prior ‘elder, superior’, related to prae ‘before’.