# priory

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɹaɪəɹ.i/ · frequency rank #27,976

## Definitions
1. A monastery or convent governed by a prior or prioress.

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman priorie.

## Easily confused with
- **proxy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/priory-vs-proxy)
- **privy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/priory-vs-privy)
- **Pryor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/priory-vs-pryor)
- **prior** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prior-vs-priory)
- **pricey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pricey-vs-priory)
- **primary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/primary-vs-priory)
- **priority** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/priority-vs-priory)

## Common misspellings (9)
`pirory`, `ppriory`, `priorry`, `prioryy`, `prioyr`, `priroy`, `proiry`, `prriory`, `rpiory`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/priory