Prieur

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proper noun

A surname from French.

OriginFrench Prieur →
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Meanings

proper nounPrieur (plural Prieurs)

plural Prieurs

  1. A surname from French.

Origin

  1. FrenchPrieur
  2. EnglishPrieur

Borrowed from French Prieur, occupational surname from prieur (“prior”).

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APA

Prieur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prieur

MLA

“Prieur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prieur. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Prieur,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prieur.

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