FRIARY | Canmore

Term	Note
ABBEY	The buildings of a monastic community presided over by an abbot or abbess.
ALMONRY	A building adjacent to a monastery where alms were distributed to the poor
CATHEDRAL	The principal church of a diocese in which the cathedra or bishop's throne is to be found.
CHAPTER HOUSE	The building attached to a cathedral or collegiate church where the dean, prebendaries or monks and canons met for the transaction of business.
GATEHOUSE	A gateway with one or more chambers over the entrance arch; the flanking towers housing stairs and additional rooms. Use with wider site type where known.
GUEST HALL	A residence for guests, usually part of a religious house.
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.
PRIORY	A lesser monastery headed by a prior, often linked to a cathedral or dependent on a mother house.
REFECTORY	A communal dining room, especially in schools, colleges and monasteries.