a monastery; in the Benedictine orders a house dependent upon an abbey; in certain orders such as the Augustinians or the mendicant orders, any religious house
A priory is a place where a small group of monks live and work together. priories a building where a group of monks or nuns, (=men or women living a religious life) live which is smaller and less important than an abbey
religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress Printed letters; the impression taken from type, as to excellence, form, size, etc
Prieuré Any religious house administered by a prior or prioress If the prior was subject to a resident abbot, the house was called an abbey or monastery The title prioress was held in certain religious houses for women See also monastery