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alien priory

noun

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  1. A small religious establishment under the control of a larger monastery in another…

    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.
    • Velemont, a Benedictine abbey, founded in 1169. Annual income ten thouſand livres. At Stratfield-Say, in Berkſhire, was an alien priory belonging to this abbey.

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