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priory

noun

/ˈpraɪəri/

Meaning

a small monastery or convent governed by a prior or prioress

The old priory was converted into a museum.

abbey, monastery, convent, cloister

secular building, marketplace

old priory, medieval priory, ancient priory, ruined priory

a small bed for a baby, especially one that rocks from side to side

tropical fruit with a brown pod containing a sour pulp used in cooking

the act of gradually intruding or taking over someone’s rights, land, or space

skillful and subtle handling of a situation

the smallest unit of a digital image or display

the backbone or vertebral column of a vertebrate; the central support of a structure