A monastic enclave dependent on a mother house.
Related Terms
Term |
Note |
CHAPEL |
A freestanding building, or a room or recess serving as a place of Christian worship in a church or other building. |
FARM |
A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. |
GRANGE |
The residence and outbuildings of an outlying farm or estate, especially that held by a monastery or other religious order. |
MANOR |
An area of land consisting of the lord's demesne and of lands from whose holders he may exact certain fees, etc. |
MONASTERY |
A complex of buildings inhabited by a community of men living in seclusion under religious vows. |
NUNNERY |
A complex of buildings inhabited by a community of women, such as nuns or canonesses, living in seclusion under religious vows. |
PRECEPTORY |
A manor or estate owned and run by an order of knights and governed by a preceptor. |