prioratus

== Latin == === Etymology === From prior + -ātus (abstract noun suffix). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pri.oːˈraː.tʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [pri.oˈraː.tus] === Noun === priōrātus m (genitive priōrātūs); fourth declension (Ecclesiastical Latin) priority, precedence (Medieval Latin, New Latin) priory Synonym: priōria 1358 January 13, Bull of Pope Innocent VI, published in 1846, George Oliver, Monasticon Dioecesis Exoniensis, page 249: ==== Declension ==== Fourth-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== French: prieuré