Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prioracy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pri-o-ra-cy
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The office of a prior.

Dated; Obsolete; Uncountable

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Etymology

From prior + -acy. First use appears c. 1895. See cite below.

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What does prioracy mean?
The office of a prior.
Where does prioracy come from?
From prior + -acy. First use appears c. 1895. See cite below.

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