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priorship

priorship noun: the state or office of prior.

Noun

priorship (countable and uncountable, plural priorships)

  1. The state or office of prior.
    Synonyms:
    prioracy, priorate

Synonyms of priorship

Forms of priorship

pluralpriorships

Origin of priorship

From prior + -ship.

Questions about priorship

What does priorship mean?
Priorship means the state or office of prior.
What part of speech is priorship?
Priorship is a noun.
What is the plural of priorship?
The plural of priorship is priorships.

Words near priorship in the dictionary

  1. priority seat
  2. priority seats
  3. priorly
  4. priors
  5. priors conventual
  6. priorship
  7. priorships
  8. Priorslee
  9. priory
  10. priour
  11. priours

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