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      priorship
      noun
      the office of prior
      Roots
      priorprior- · Latin · superior of a religious housescipe-ship · Old English · state, office
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      Where does priorship come from?

      The word priorship breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and Old English origin: prior, from Latin prior (“superior of a religious house”); and -ship, from Old English scipe (“state, office”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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