Noun

alien priory (plural alien priories)Category:English lemmas#ALIENPRIORYCategory:English nouns#ALIENPRIORYCategory:English countable nouns#ALIENPRIORYCategory:English multiword terms#ALIENPRIORYCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ALIENPRIORYCategory:Pages with entries#ALIEN%20PRIORYCategory:Pages with 1 entry#ALIEN%20PRIORY

1. (historicalCategory:English terms with historical senses#ALIENPRIORY, ChristianityCategory:en:Christianity#ALIENPRIORY) A small religious establishment under the control of a larger monastery in another country.

   Coordinate term: alien prior

   • 1897, Edward Hungerford Goddard, The Wiltshire archaeological and natural history magazine:

     The Plantagenet Kings […] boldly seized the revenues of these Alien Priories in time of war between England and France.

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   • 1779, The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature:

     Velemont, a Benedictine abbey, founded in 1169. Annual income ten thouſand livres. At Stratfield-Say, in Berkſhire, was an alien priory belonging to this abbey.

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