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prior

Ecclesiastical title for a monastic superior

Entityecclesiastical occupation Catholic vocationQ830337

Also known as prioress

Instance of: ecclesiastical occupation
, Catholic vocation
Subclass of: superior

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Prior is an ecclesiastical title for a superior in some religious orders. The word is derived from the Latin for "earlier" or "first". The office may head a local house, a region of houses, or the entire order. Its earlier generic usage referred to any monastic superior. In abbeys, a prior would be lower in rank than the abbey's abbot or abbess.

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Female form of label: priora
prieure
Priorin
priorino
priorino
priora
прыёрка
prioress
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priora
priorica
Male form of label: priorulo
prior
prieur
prior
priore
Organization directed by the office or position: priory
Different from: superior

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