priory

Enthralled by Burbage’s big talk, John Brayne sold his house, let his business slide and coughed up the money needed to begin construction amid the ruins of a medieval priory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

And while visitors have always been attracted to Cartmel for its 800-year-old priory, its racecourse and its famous dessert, people living here have seen a shift from seasonal influx to year-round flow.

From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2024

A wax seal stamp is to go on display at the site of a medieval priory where it is thought to have been used to sell religious pardons.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2023

The ruins of a priory, with its dramatic rainbow arch, still stand, as does a Tudor castle whose imposing silhouette dominates the landscape.

From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2022

In the days that followed, Malcolm thought a lot about the strange half hour or so with Lord Asriel in the moonlit priory garden.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

And Alison is the kind of plucky heroine who teases her lover about his research: “Lost treasures, haunted priories, secret maps? I think I saw that movie once.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

The tax agreement has been one of Ms. Yellen’s top priories as Treasury secretary.

From New York Times ● May 16, 2022

His companions were genuine lay brothers, able to lead him through the marshes and waterways to isolated hermitages and priories, where he would be able to plan his next moves.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2020

Gov. Sam Brownback has made water one of his top priories since taking office with his staff developing a plan to sustain the state’s water resources.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 27, 2017

The Franciscan and Dominican friars had a number of priories in various parts of the island, and were much esteemed by the people, whom they steadily befriended.

From Cuba Past and Present by Richard Davey