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| pri·or [ prr ] (plural pri·ors) |
noun |
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1. abbot's deputy: an officer in a monastery of a rank below abbot
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2. male religious superior: a man who is superior in some religious communities
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3. senior medieval magistrate: a senior magistrate in some medieval Italian republics, especially Florence
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| [Pre-12th century. < medieval Latin< Latin (see prior1)] |
