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Webster 1913 Edition

Subprior

Sub-pri′or

,

Noun.

[Pref.

sub + prior

: cf. F.

sous-prieur

.]

(Eccl.)

The vicegerent of a prior; a claustral officer who assists the prior.

Webster 1828 Edition

Subprior

SUBPRI'OR

,

Noun.

[sub and prior.] The vicegerent of a prior; a claustral officer who assists the prior.