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priory

/ˈpraɪəri/noun

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nounpriories
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    [C]

    a building where a community of monks or nuns lives, which is usually smaller and less important than an abbey

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    • the ruins of a medieval priory
    • The priory was built in the twelfth century.

    Synonyms monastery convent abbey friary nunnery

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§Grammar and usage

Usage: a priory is headed by a prior or a prioress, while an abbey is headed by an abbot or an abbess.

Usage में priory का प्रमुख prior या prioress होता है, जबकि abbey का प्रमुख abbot या abbess होता है।