prioracy
prioracy noun: the office of a prior.
Noun
prioracy (uncountable)
- The office of a prior.
- St. Hugh's immediate successor in the prioracy was Bovo, who at the Chartreuse had had a prophetic vision of him as a bishop.1895, E. Margaret Thompson, A History of the Somerset Carthusians, page 71
- Whenever a prior of that place should die, another prior, who should be appointed in succession from Marmoutier (de majori Monasteri) by the abbot of that place to the dignity of that prioracy, should come and dwell there ...1906, Yorkshire Archaeological Society, Record Series - Volume 37, page 130
Examples of prioracy in a sentence
- ... livestock and crop output between the beginning and end of Semeno's prioracy.1984, Charles Julian Bishko, Spanish and Portuguese Monastic History, 600-1300, page 349:
- ... that he may be able to get himself a prioracy or abbacy, where he can first introduce a numerous retinue of his relatives.2023, Jill Mann, Nigel of Longchamp, Speculum Stultorum, page lvi:
Synonyms of prioracy
Origin of prioracy
From prior + -acy. First use appears c. 1895. See cite below.
Questions about prioracy
- What does prioracy mean?
- Prioracy means the office of a prior.
- How do you use prioracy in a sentence?
- ... livestock and crop output between the beginning and end of Semeno's prioracy.
- What part of speech is prioracy?
- Prioracy is a noun.
Words near prioracy in the dictionary
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