Usually means: Dependent medieval monastery, foreign control.
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▸ noun:  (historical, Christianity) A small religious establishment under the control of a larger monastery in another country.

Similar:
priory, provost, prebendship, preb., Premonstrant, priorship, prelatry, preferment, primacy, priesting, more...

Opposite:
native monastery, local abbey, domestic convent

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Similar:
priory, provost, prebendship, preb., Premonstrant, priorship, prelatry, preferment, primacy, priesting, more...

Opposite:
native monastery, local abbey, domestic convent



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