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Priories

Scope note

Religious houses that rank immediately below abbeys and are presided over by a prior or prioress.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000645

Broader Terms used

monasteries

Equivalent Terms used

priory

Created

12yrs ago

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