Pri·or, n.
1. Eccl. The superior of a priory, and next below an abbot in dignity.
Conventical prior, or Conventual prior, a prior who is at the head of his own house. See the Note under Priory.
Claustral prior, an official next in rank to the abbot in a monastery; prior of the cloisters.
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Con·vent·ic·al a. Of or from, or pertaining to, a convent. “Conventical wages.”
Conventical prior. See Prior.
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