Priorate

//ˈpɹaɪəɹət// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The dignity, office, or government of a prior.

    "bishop there during Godfrey's priorate"

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cloisterhouseprioracypriorship

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"bishop there during Godfrey's priorate"

Etymology

From Medieval Latin priōrātus. By surface analysis, prior + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it). Compare French priorat.

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