The head or president of an ecclesiastical chapter or religious community; in conventual bodies (as monasteries, etc.) properly the official who…
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| 释义 | society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious superior > prior > [noun] (17) provostOE The head or president of an ecclesiastical chapter or religious community; in conventual bodies (as monasteries, etc.) properly the official who… priorOE Christian Church. A superior officer of a religious house or order.(a) In an abbey (more fully prior claustral): the deputy of an abbot, appointed… prévôt1483 The provost or president of a chapter or collegiate church. Cf. provost, n. 1a. Obsolete. rare. prepositor1881 The master, director, or manager (of a house, etc.); the head of a monastic house. Cf. prepositus, n. rare. Subcategories:— office of (7) — jurisdiction of (3) — assistant to (3) |
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