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priory

noun as in abbey

noun as in cloister

noun as in monastery

noun as in nunnery

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According to the Priory, which treats people with mental health problems, more than one million people in the UK live with an eating disorder - and about a quarter of those are men.

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He also fronted quiz show A Question of Pop and Channel 4's The Priory, teaming up again with Ball.

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His former school, Penwortham Priory Academy, described him as "bright, studious and well-loved".

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The Wombwell family, who have lived at the Priory for nearly 500 years, believe it was brought back to the Tudor house from London by his grieving daughter in 1660.

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At the time, Cromwell's daughter Mary was living at Newburgh Priory as the wife of the first Earl Fauconberg.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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