alien priory

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alien priory

noun alien priories

historical A small religious establishment under the control of a larger monastery in another country. The Plantagenet Kings[…]boldly seized the revenues of these Alien Priories in time of war between England and France.

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@misc{alien_priory_2026,
  title = {alien priory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alien%20priory},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}