alien priory

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alien priory (plural alien priories)

  1. (historical, Christianity) A small religious establishment under the control of a larger monastery in another country.
    Coordinate term: alien prior
    • 1897, Edward Hungerford Goddard, The Wiltshire archaeological and natural history magazine:
      The Plantagenet Kings […] boldly seized the revenues of these Alien Priories in time of war between England and France.
    • 1779, The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature:
      Velemont, a Benedictine abbey, founded in 1169. Annual income ten thouſand livres. At Stratfield-Say, in Berkſhire, was an alien priory belonging to this abbey.
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