Abbot's Priory

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Abbot's Priory

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After Charles Abbott, Lord Chief Justice from 1818 to 1832.

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  1. British, idiomatic, obsolete, slang King's Bench Prison, a former prison in the south of London. […] after this lady’s retirement to enjoy the otium cum dignitate [leisure with dignity] in Abbot’s Priory, she was visited by a gentleman who had previously and subsequently rendered her the most unequivocal and disinterested assistance, by frequent pecuniary supplies.

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@misc{abbot_s_priory_2026,
  title = {Abbot's Priory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abbot's%20priory},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}