Used in a Sentence

priory

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for priory.

Editorial note

This is where a-priory rules can make it more dynamic and make the difference between usable and unusable.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

A monastery or convent governed by a prior or prioress.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of priory gathered in one view.

noun

A monastery or convent governed by a prior or prioress.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for priory.

noun

A monastery or convent governed by a prior or prioress.

Example sentences

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This is where a-priory rules can make it more dynamic and make the difference between usable and unusable.

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Also, you are surrounded by others who believe what they are doing is right (whether a priory or similarly warped).

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Or you need to know a priory that it's an OK thing to do.

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This library looks like it is trying to make inter process/thread choices be a configuration change, which is a nice priory to have.

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There is a good reason to be negative a priory in real live.

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Especially if you've decided a priory that global climate change is a hoax.

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Nonetheless, Ray was permitted to live at the Priory in the vicinity of an elementary school without informing the administration of the school.

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Its a choice to help others and make their happiness a priory.

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London, UK - Priory Solutions Ltd - Senior.

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DRM runs on your personal device, in your personal digital space, for the benefit of someone who tries to police you, treating you as an a priory criminal.

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It got priory to land without any delay.

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Perhaps people who have locked in lower tax assessments should have their garbage picked up less frequently, have limited use of parks, and have lower priory status for police and fire services.

Quote examples

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That meant setting up strict pathways and even blocking some resources from going down some paths to setup a "priory" route for shipping important goods.

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John Stone Priory and communicated these when seeking approval from the Provincial, Robert Prevost, Cardinal Prevost was aware of the danger that Ray posed to minors when he gave approval," the letter says.

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One quick examples: When I say I don't think Heath House Hospital in Bristol ("Bristol Priory") is safe partly because of the Robert Mugabe torturer it sounds like a feature of illness.

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Here's a somewhat different description of the situation, which I found useful: "[A] priest convicted of sexual abuse of minors was allowed to stay at an Augustinian priory near an elementary school and continue functions as a priest until later removed, and then laicized in 2012.

Proper noun examples

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Oh, and if you rotate the streetview 180 degrees, between the trees you can make out the ruins of St Botolph's Priory, sacked during the dissolution of the monasteries in 1536 AD.

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Off the top of my head there's 40K Rogue Trader, Skald Against the Black Priory, Colony Ship, Solasta, the Pathfinder games, Disco Elysium, The Thaumaturge, Wasteland 3 and they all came out in the last 5 years or so.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use priory in a sentence?

This is where a-priory rules can make it more dynamic and make the difference between usable and unusable.

What does priory mean?

A monastery or convent governed by a prior or prioress.

What part of speech is priory?

priory is commonly used as noun.