Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The rank, office, or dignity of prior, in any sense of that word.
- noun The period during which a prior holds office; priorship.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The dignity, office, or government, of a prior.
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- noun The dignity, office, or government of a
prior .
Etymologies
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Examples
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His election to the priorate was the most important event in Dante's public life.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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The era of the Counter-Reform coincided with the priorate of Giovan Battista Capponi 1588-1613.
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After three years he was, upon his own urgent request, relieved from the priorate and returned to Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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It is not improbable that he was succeeded in the priorate by Julian about 1009, but there seems to be no satisfactory evidence that he was ever Bishop of Gubbio.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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His priorate was characterized by a wise moderation of the rule, as well as by the foundation of subject-hermitages at San Severino, Gamugno, Acerata,
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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During the priorate of St. Peter Damian several hermits of great sanctity were members of Fonte-Avellana.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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The execution of the Bull was confided to the Cardinal Archbishop of Toledo, by whom (4 June, 1876) the entire province of Ciudad Real was made a bishopric-priorate of the Military Orders, and for all canonical purposes constituted a territory vere et proprie nullius di cesis, i.e. exempt from all neighbouring jurisdiction.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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During his priorate at Arnheim he had the happiness and honour of "converting" one of his friends and fellow-students at
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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It is a very large priorate, for it has more than one thousand rich and influential Indians.
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[152] Another was established in Nalbacán, a priorate with a vote, although it has been greatly exhausted by the burning of the church and convent.
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