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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.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The dignity, office, or government of a prior.

Etymologies

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Latin prioratus: compare French priorat.

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