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- noun Obsolete form of
prior .
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Examples
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In the chirche of Seynt Sepulchre was wont to ben chanouns of the ordre of Seynt Augustyn, and hadden a priour; but the patriark was here sovereygne.
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Howbeit by the helpe of our Lorde with the good conducting of the captaine of succours of the same place, the priour of
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Neuertheles the lord priour of S. Giles (not ignorant in all such things) with other men expert in warre, attended to the sayd repaires and trauerses, there and elswhere.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Sepulchre was wont to ben chanouns of the ordre of Seynt Augustyn, and hadden a priour; but the patriark was here sovereygne.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And þe priour {e} of Dudley, [272] no þyng {e} so digne as he: -- ȝet may not þe priour {e} of dudley, symple of degre,
Early English Meals and Manners Frederick James Furnivall 1867
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Also in this yere the citezeins of the citee of Norwich aresyn ayens the priour of
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Caunterbury; and thanne the priour and the covent of Caunterbury chosen in there chapytre hous the noble clerk Stephen of Langeton, ayens the kynges will, whome the pope sacred at Viterke.
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In this yere, aboughte the feste of Al Halwen, Isabell the kynges doughter of Fraunce was spoused to kyng Richard at Caleys, whiche afterward, on the viij day of Januer, was crowned quene at Westm '; at whos comynge to London the priour of Typtre in Essex, with othere viij persones, upon London bregge in the gret prees weren crowsed to the deth.
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And this yere deide seynt Hughe of Lincoln; also the erchebysshopp of Caunterbury; and the priour of Cricherche, and all the monkes weren exiled.
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Caunterbury and chaunceller of Engelond; and frere Robert Hales priour of seynt Jones hous, thanne tresorer of Engelond; and frere William
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