subprior
English
Etymology
sub- + prior: compare French sous-prieur.
Noun
subprior (plural subpriors)
- The vicegerent of a prior; a claustral officer who assists the prior.
Related terms
- subprioress
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for subprior in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)