priorate

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Etymology

From Medieval Latin priōrātus. By surface analysis, prior +‎ -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it). Compare French priorat.

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Noun

priorate (plural priorates)

  1. The dignity, office, or government of a prior.
    Synonym: priorship
    • 1774-1781, Thomas Warton, History of English Poetry:
      bishop there during Godfrey's priorate

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