priory
Plural: priories
Noun
- A monastery or nunnery governed by a prior or prioress.
- religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress
- A monastery or convent governed by a prior or prioress.
Examples
- The quiet game room was a priory for intense Scrabble concentration.
Origin / Etymology
From Anglo-Norman priorie.
Scrabble Score: 11
priory: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpriory: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
priory: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
priory: valid Words With Friends Word