prior : Idioms & Phrases


Claustral prior

  • an official next in rank to the abbot in a monastery; prior of the cloisters.
Webster 1913

Conventical, ∨ Conventual, prior

  • a prior who is at the head of his own house. See the Note under Priory.
Webster 1913

Conventical prior

  • . See Prior.
Webster 1913