Prieur

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Type Surname (from occupation & from nickname)
Usage French
Pronounced Pron. /pʁi.jœʁ/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

from prieur Old French prior "prior" a monastic official immediately subordinate to an abbot (from Latin prior "superior") hence an occupational name for a servant of a prior or an ironic nickname. French cognate of Prior and Pryor.
Added 3/19/2023 by Paradiso36
Edited 12/3/2024 by Paradiso36