grão-priorado

Portuguese

Etymology

From grão (gran) +‎ priorado (priorate).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.pɾi.oˈɾa.du/ [ˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃.pɾɪ.oˈɾa.du], (faster pronunciation) /ˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.pɾjoˈɾa.du/ [ˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃.pɾjoˈɾa.du]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.pɾi.oˈɾa.do/ [ˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃.pɾɪ.oˈɾa.do], (faster pronunciation) /ˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.pɾjoˈɾa.do/ [ˌɡɾɐ̃ʊ̯̃.pɾjoˈɾa.do]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.pɾi.uˈɾa.du/ [ˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.pɾi.uˈɾa.ðu], (faster pronunciation) /ˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.pɾjuˈɾa.du/ [ˌɡɾɐ̃w̃.pɾjuˈɾa.ðu]

  • Hyphenation: grão‧-pri‧o‧ra‧do

Noun

grão-priorado m (plural grão-priorados)

  1. (Catholicism) Dignity or functions of a grand prior.
  2. (Catholicism) Jurisdiction of the grand prior.

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