Medieval Glossary

Priory

A monastery run by a prior or a convent run by a prioress.

Related term(s): Monastery; Prior; Convent; Prioress
Category: Western Christianity
Added: 01.07.05
Source information: Singman, Jeffrey L. Daily Life in Medieval Europe. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1999. 145.

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