A priory is a house where a group of monks or nuns live together and follow a religious rule. It is a kind of monastery, but a smaller and less important one than an abbey. An abbey is the big house, often with an abbot or abbess at the top; a priory is lesser, and the person in charge is a prior (a man) or a prioress (a woman).

A priorypriory is a house是一種住所 where a group of monks or nuns live together一群修士或修女住在一起 and follow a religious rule遵循一套宗教規範 It is a kind of monastery是修道院的一種 but a smaller and less important one than an abbey但比abbey小、地位也比較低 An abbeyabbey is the big house是比較大的那種修道院 often with an abbot or abbess at the top通常由abbot（住持）或abbess（女住持）帶領 a priory is lesser而priory地位較低 and the person in charge is a prior (a man) or a prioress (a woman)負責人是prior（男性）或prioress（女性）

You meet this word in British history, in church talk, and in place names: many old buildings are still called The Priory even when nobody religious lives there. Though actually, that is often the point — the house outlived the community, and the name stuck.

You meet this word你會在這些地方碰到這個字 in British history, in church talk, and in place names英國歷史、教會話題，還有地名裡 many old buildings are still called The Priory很多老建築還是叫做The Priory even when nobody religious lives there就算裡面已經沒有任何宗教人士住著 Though actually不過其實 that is often the point這通常就是重點所在 the house outlived the community房子活得比那個宗教團體還久 and the name stuck名字就這樣留了下來

People do not use priory for an ordinary home, school, or hotel unless they are talking about that old religious past. It is a history-and-church word, not everyday talk.

People do not use priory大家不會用priory for an ordinary home, school, or hotel來稱呼普通的住家、學校，或旅館 unless they are talking about that old religious past除非在講那段古老的宗教歷史 It is a history-and-church word這是個歷史與教會用字 not everyday talk不是日常會用的話