GUEST HALL
A residence for guests, usually part of a religious house.
Classifications
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Monument Thesaurus (rcahms)
Monument Thesaurus (rcahms)
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Related Terms
Term | Note |
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ABBEY | The buildings of a monastic community presided over by an abbot or abbess. |
FRIARY | A religious house occupied by men of mendicant religious orders (friars). |
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. |
PRIORY | A lesser monastery headed by a prior, often linked to a cathedral or dependent on a mother house. |