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   pri·or

   /ˈprī(ə)r/

   noun

   • 1. a man who is head of a house or group of houses of certain religious orders: "the English Reformation removed powerful abbots and priors from their seats"
   • ▪ the man next in rank below an abbot.
   • ▪ the head of a house of friars.

   Word Origin late Old English, from a medieval Latin noun use of Latin prior ‘elder, former’ (see prior1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. priorate noun
   • 2. priorship noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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