Alien priory

Pamber Priory in Hampshire, an example of an alien priory

Alien priories were religious establishments in England, such as monasteries and convents, which were under the control of another religious house outside England. Usually the mother-house was in France.[1]

  1. ^ Coredon Dictionary of Medieval Terms p. 10

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